The Statler Brothers - The Great Pretender lyrics

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 a 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-oh yes I?m the great pretender Just laughing and gay like a clown I seem to be but I?m not, you see I?m wearing my heart like a crown Pretending that you?re still around Oh-oh-oh yes I?m the great pretender (Ooh-ooh) Pretending that I?m doing well (Ooh-ooh) My need is such I pretend too much I?m lonely but no one can tell Too real is this feeling of make-believe Too real when I feel what my heart can?t conceal Oh-oh yes I?m the great pretender (Ooh-ooh) Just laughing and gay like a clown (Ooh-ooh) I seem to be but I?m not, you see I?m wearing my heart like a crown Pretending that you?re still around Still around