The Tragically Hip - Pretend lyrics

If I ask you a question Are you going to lie to me? Is that your question? Because that one is easy It's gripping the city And hitting the town And no one on earth is Doing this now If you can pretend And I can pretend Pretending won't end And then and well then If you take the chances I'll take the bows Saying, "No one on earth is Doing this now" But if I ask you a question Are you going to lie to me? Is that your question? Because that one is easy If you don't pretend And I don't pretend Pretending might end But pretend can pretend to end, that's right You can't pretend Yes, I can, yes, I can, yes, I can You can't pretend Yes, I can, yes, I can, yes, I can You can't pretend Yes, I can, yes, I can, yes, I can You can't pretend Yes, I can, yes, I can, yes, I can