The great pretender 

 

 

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1. Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender, pretendin' that I'm doin' well. 

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My need is such, I pretend too much, I'm lonely but noone can tell. 

 

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2. Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender, adrift in a world of my own. 

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I play the game but to my real shame, you've left me to dream all alone. 

 

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Brid. To real is this feeling of make believe, 

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too real when I feel what my heart can't conceil. 

 

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3. Oh, yes, I'm the great pretender, just laughin' and gay like a clown. 

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I seem to be what I'm not, you see. I'm wearin' my heart like a crown. 

 

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End. Pretendin' that you're still around.