Easy come for some that's easy go
 
 But it's never easy on your own
 
 Times will change for those who
 
 Who'd never know
 
 Till it's too late to get back home
 
  
  Great pretender, there will come a day
 
 When the last song fades
 
 And you've grown old
 
 Great pretender, you cannot replace
 
 All the love you lost long ago
 
 Won't you take your final bow?
 
 You're on your own
  
 
 Lights for now they are still shining bright
 
 But you can't escape this truth in time
 
 Mask you wear is only your disguise
 
 To hide the tears that fall inside
  
 
 Great pretender, there will come a day
 
 When the last song fades
 
 And you've grown old
 
 Great pretender, you cannot replace
 
 All the love you lost long ago
 
 Won't you take your final bow?
 
 You're on your own
  
 
 Do you remember when you promised her
 
 That you would be there till the end?
 
 A distant dream led to the, to the deepest hurt
 
 And though you've tried, you can't forget
  
 
 Great pretender, there will come a day
 
 When the last song fades
 
 And you've grown old
 
 Great pretender, you cannot replace
 
 All the love you lost long ago
 
 Won't you take your final bow?
 
 You're on your own