(even stevens/greg barnhill/hillary kanter)

people talkin´, think i´m alright
think i´m doin´ fine
goin´ through the motioms of my life
go to work now, every mornin´
yeah, i play the part
hide away the contents of my solemn heart
but when the sun goes down
and the moon is high
i can´t control the flow of all these tears inside
and if they only knew
they´d be so surprised
i´m just a good pretender in a great disguise
keep´em guessin´, keep´em laughin´
build the wall up high
long as they don´t see the other side
you´ve really done it, done a number
a number of my soul
there´s no way i´ll ever let you know
but when the sun goes down
and the moon is high
there´s no way to hide the truth from me, myself and i
yeah, i wear it well
though it ain´t my size
i´m just a good pretender in a great disguise
i´m not one to show emotion like some folks i see
i won´t wear my heart out on my sleeve
i don´t miss you, not for a minute i´m gonna be ok
words of wisdom spoken by the light of day
but when the sun goes down
and the moon is high
your memory pulls me under like a strong rip tide
i´m still in love with you
it´s all smoke and lies
i´m just a good pretender in a great disguise