Sam Cooke — The Great Pretender

[Verse 1] 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 [Bridge] Too real is this feeling of make-believe Too real when I feel what my heart can conceal [Verse 2] Oh yes, I'm the great pretender Just laughing 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 [Bridge] Too real is this feeling of make-believe Too real when I feel what my heart can conceal [Outro] Oh yes, I'm the great pretender Just laughing 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