[Verse 1]
Oh yes, I'm the great pretender (Woo-ooh, woo-ooh)
Pretending I'm doing well (Woo-ooh, woo-ooh)
My need is such, I pretend too much
I'm lonely but no one can tell
[Verse 2]
Oh yes, I'm the great pretender (Woo-ooh, woo-ooh)
Adrift in a world of my own (Woo-ooh, woo-ooh)
I play the game but to my real shame
You've left me to dream all alone (Woo-ooh, woo-ooh)
[Bridge]
Too real is this feeling of make-believe (Woo-ooh, woo-ooh)
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal (Woo-ooh, woo-ooh)
[Verse 3]
Woah, oh, oh yes, I'm the great pretender (Woo-ooh, woo-ooh)
Just laughing and gay like a clown (Woo-ooh, woo-ooh)
I seem to be what I'm not you see
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're still around (Woo-ooh, woo-ooh)
[Bridge]
Too real is this feeling of make-believe (Woo-ooh, woo-ooh)
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal (Woo-ooh, woo-ooh)
[Verse 3]
Woah, oh, oh yes, I'm the great pretender (Woo-ooh, woo-ooh)
Just laughing and gay like a clown (Woo-ooh, woo-ooh)
I seem to be what I'm not you see
I'm wearing my heart like a crown
Pretending that you're still around
[Outro]
Pretending that you're still around (Still around)