Oh! Yes I'm the great pretender Pretending that I'm doing well My need is such I pretender too much I'm lonely but no one can tell Oh! Yes I'm the great pretender A drift in a world of my own I play the game but to my real shame You've left me to dream all alone I play the game but to my real shame You've left me to dream all alone Too real is the 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 You see I'm wearing my heart like a crown Pretending that you're still around Too real is the feeling of make me 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 You see I'm wearing my heart like a crown Pretending that you're still around