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've 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
  
   Yes I'm the great pretender
   Just laughin' 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 this feeling of make-believe
   Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal
  
   Yes I'm the great pretender
   Just laughin' 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