The great pretender

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 you see
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
(.......)
Pretending that you're still around


The great pretender
The Platters
1955