The Platters
(peak Billboard position # 1 in 1956)
Words and Music by Buck Ram
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 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