Words and music by Buck RamOh yes I’m the great pretender (ooh ooh)Pretending I’m doing well (ooh ooh)My need is such I pretend too muchI’m lonely but no one can tellOh yes I’m the great pretender (ooh ooh)Adrift in a world of my own (ooh ooh)I play the game but to my real shameYou’ve left me to dream all aloneToo real is this feeling of make believeToo real when I feel what my heart can’t concealOoh ooh yes I’m the great pretender (ooh ooh)Just laughing and gay like a clown (ooh ooh)I seem to be what I’m not (you see)I’m wearing my heart like a crownPretending that you’re still aroundYeah ooh hooToo real when I feel what my heart can’t concealOh yes I’m the great pretenderJust laughing and gay like a clown (ooh ooh)I seem to be what I’m not you seeI’m wearing my heart like a crownPretending that you’rePretending that you’re still around