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 the 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
(Still around)
ŠThe Platters 1955
"The Great Pretender" is a popular song recorded by The Platters,
with Tony Williams on lead vocals, and released as a single on November 3, 1955.
The words and music were written by Buck Ram, the Platters' manager and producer
who was a successful songwriter before moving into producing and management.
The song reached the UK charts peaking at number 5.
  
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