Dolly Parton - The Great Pretender

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 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 laughin' and gay like a clown

I seem to be what I'm not, you see

I'm wearin' my heart like a crown

Pretending that you're still around

Too real is the feeling of make-believe

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

Oh 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 wearin' this old heart like a crown

Pretending that you're still around

But I know what I am

I am the great pretender

• Artist:Dolly Parton
• Album: Great Pretender (1984)