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 Tom:

Intro

Oh yes, I'm the Great Pretender,

Pretending I'm doing well.

 My need is such, I pretend too much,

 I'm lonely but no one can tell

 Oh yes, I'm the great pretender,

 Adrift in a world of my own

I play the game, but to my real shame

 You've left me to dream all alone.

 Too real is this feeling of make believe,

 Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal

 Oh yes, I'm the great pretender

 Just lauging 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 when I fell what my heart can't conceal

(everything moves up 1/2 step)

 Oh yes, I'm the great pretender

 Just lauging 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...

 Pretending that your're.... still around...

Outro