Madonna

Released: November 12, 1984

Songwriter: Madonna Stephen Bray

Producer: Nile Rodgers

[Chorus]
He's a pretender, he knows just what to say
He's a pretender, yeah you meet him every day
He's a pretender, like the fish that got away
He's a pretender, why'd I fall in love

[Verse 1]
It was so strange the way he held my hand
I wanted more than just a one night stand
He had a way of making me believe
That he was mine and that he'd never leave

[Refrain]
I know that I should take my friends' advice
'Cause if it happened once, you know it happens twice
If there's a chance then I know I've got to try
I'll make him dance with me, I'll make him tell me why

[Hook]
He's a pretender
He's a pretender

[Bridge]
I'm not afraid to fall a hundred times
And I'll believe in all your silly lies
I'd like to think that I could change your mind
Don't say that I am blind, I know all about your kind

[Chorus]
He's a pretender, yeah you meet him every day
He's a pretender, like the fish that got away
He's a pretender, why'd I fall in love

[Verse 2]
I like the way he moved across the floor
And when he danced with me I knew he wanted more
But in the dark things happened much too fast
I should've stopped him then, I knew it wouldn't last

[Refrain]
I know that I should take my friends' advice
'Cause if it happened once, you know it happens twice
If there's a chance then I know I've got to try
I'll make him dance with me, I'll make him tell me why

[Bridge]
I'm not afraid to fall a hundred times
And I'll believe in all your silly lies
I'd like to think that I could change your mind
Don't say that I am blind

You lied, you lied, you lied, you lied
You lied, you lied, you lied, you lied
You lied, you lied, you lied, you lied
You lied, you lied

I know all about your kind

[Outro]
He's a pretender
He's a pretender
He's a pretender
He's a pretender, why'd I fall in love

He's a pretender, yeah, he knows just what to say
He's a pretender, yeah you meet him every day
He's a pretender, like the fish that got away
He's a pretender, don't know how he got that way

He's a pretender
He's a pretender
He's a pretender, like the fish that got away
He's a pretender, why'd I fall in love

With more than 300 million copies of her albums sold, Madonna is the most successful female artist of all time.

Her career as a singer, songwriter, producer and entertainer has spanned almost 40 years, with the release of 14 studio albums, making her impact on pop culture undeniable, inspiring almost every big female act to come up after her.

An activist for LGBT and women’s rights through almost all of her career, she has brought up several controversial topics to the pop music scene such as abortion, sexual freedom, female empowerment and the search for fame.

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