Rod Stewart

Released: November 6, 1982

Songwriter: Buck Ram

Producer: Rod Stewart

Oh yes, oh yes

Oh yes, I'm the great pretender
Pretendin' that I'm doin' well
My need is such, I pretend too much
I'm lonely, but no one can tell

Oh yes, I'm the great pretender
Laughing out loud like a clown
I seem to be, what I'm not you see
I'm wearin' my heart like a clown
Pretendin' that you're still around

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
Adrift in a world of my own
I play the game, but to my real shame
You'd left me to dream on my own
Pretending that I'm not alone

Too real is this feeling of make believe
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal

Ooooh yes, I'm the great pretender
Pretendin' that I'm doin' well
My need is such, I pretend too much
I'm lonely but no one can tell
I'm lonely but no one can tell

I'm still pretendin'
Yeah

A legend in the rock-n-roll genre, Roderick “Rod” Stewart has sold over 100 million records worldwide with a career spanning over 60 years. He has had 6 consecutive number one albums in the UK, and his tally of 62 UK hit singles includes 31 that reached the top ten, six of which gained the #1 position, including has had 16 top ten singles in the US, with four reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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