Oh-oh, yes, I'm the great pretender Pretending that I'm doing well My need is such, I pretend too much I'm lonely, but no one can tell Oh-oh, yes, I'm the great pretender Adrift in a world of my own I played the game but to my real shame You've left me to grieve all alone Too real is this feeling of make-believe Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh) Yes, I'm the great pretender Just laughin' and gay like a clown
Oh-oh, yes, I'm the great pretenderPretending that I'm doing wellMy need is such, I pretend too muchI'm lonely, but no one can tellOh-oh, yes, I'm the great pretenderAdrift in a world of my ownI played the game but to my real shameYou've left me to g