Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender
Pretending I'm doing well;
My need is such, I pretend too much
I'm lonely, but no one can tell

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

Too real is this feeling of make believe
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal

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

Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal

Oh, yes (yes), I'm the great pretender
Just laughing and gay like a clown
I seem to be what I'm not (what I'm not), you see (you see)
I'm wearing my heart like a clown
Pretending that you're... pretending that you're still around