[Verse 1]
Well if money makes a rich man
Then I might never make the grade
I'll be a small time operator
If I just get the landlord paid
But if time is an indication
Of the wealth that I never knew

[Chorus]
Then I'm the last of the big time spenders
'Cause I've been spending time on you

[Verse 2]
It takes time to appreciate
Lord knows that you can learn to hate it
I believe, 'cause I've been there too
When it gets down to desperation
You make the best of the situation
I can tell, I've seen it through

[Pre-Chorus]
Though it seems like the day is wasted
And the nights have been overdue

[Chorus]
Then I'm the last of the big time spenders
'Cause I've been spending time on you
[Verse 3]
It's been so long since we got together
In between it seems to take forever
But I'm a dreamer, I'll be there soon
It takes time to appreciate
All of those that you can learn to hate
I believe, I've seen it through

[Pre-Chorus]
You can call me the Great Pretender
And in a way it might be true

[Chorus]
Then I'm the last of the big time spenders
'Cause I've been spending time on you