[Verse 1]
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

[Verse 2]
Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender
Adrift in a world of my own
I've played the game but to my real shame
You've left me to dream all alone

[Chorus]
Too real (Too real) is this feeling of make-believe
Too real (Too real) when I feel what my heart can't conceal

[Verse 3]
Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender
Just laughing and gay like a clown
I seem to be what I'm not, you see
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're still around

[Chorus]
Too real is the feeling of make-believe (Oh, so real)
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal
[Outro]
Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender
Just laughing and gay like a clown
I seem to be what I'm not, you see
I'm wearing this old heart like a crown
Pretending that you're still around
But I know what I am
I am the great pretender