(The Platters)
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 the game but to my real shame 
You've left me to grieve all alone 
Too real is this feeling of make-believe 
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal 
Yes, I'm the great pretender 
Just laughin' 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 
Yes, I'm the great pretender 
Just laughin' 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