THE GREAT PRETENDER (The Platters)

     Oh yes, I'm the great pretender
     Pretending that I'm doing well
     My need is such
     I pretend too much
     I'm lonely even 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
     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 clown
     Pretending that you're...
     Still around
     (You're around)


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