The Great Pretender



Artists: The Platters (peak Billboard position # 1 in 1956)

Words and Music by Buck Ram



Oh-oh, yes Im the great pretender

Pretending that Im doing well

My need is such I pretend too much

Im lonely but no one can tell



Oh-oh, yes Im the great pretender

Adrift in a world of my own

Ive played the game but to my real shame

Youve left me to grieve all alone



Too real is this feeling of make-believe

Too real when I feel what my heart cant conceal



Yes Im the great pretender

Just laughin?and gay like a clown

I seem to be what Im not, you see

Im wearing my heart like a crown

Pretending that youre still around



Too real is this feeling of make-believe

Too real when I feel what my heart cant conceal



Yes Im the great pretender

Just laughin?and gay like a clown

I seem to be what Im not, you see

Im wearing my heart like a crown

Pretending that youre still around



Transcribed by Ronald E. Hontz

ronhontz@worldnet.att.net