Here's a little story, sad but true
About a boy, that I once knew
Promised he could love me tender
But he was, the greatest pretender
He's better looking than a private jet
He's never what you see, he's what you get
And he goes through the motions one by one
I'm not as naive as I appear to be
So don't you go try telling me
That all this time I was the only one
And all of his stories make no sense
I don't believe a word he says 'cause
He's so crazy when you're gone
He ain't what he lets on
He's the greatest pretender
He walks an inconsistent line
Tells you he's doing fine
He's the greatest pretender
And he's out every night when he says he's alone
It's a dog and pony show
'Cause he's the greatest pretender I know
He'll tell you anything you wanna hear
I seen it happen before
And he'll be jumping on another ship as
Soon as you walk, out the door
He's got a lot of girls that he calls friends
You never really know where the friendship ends
'Cause he's got many faces in reserve
You think that you know, you don't know a thing
Thank God I wasn't fooled into buying him a ring
One day he will get what he deserves
And all of the places that he's been
Who could know what shape he's in 'cause
He's so crazy when you're gone
He ain't what he lets on
He's the greatest pretender
He walks an inconsistent line
Tells you he's doing fine
He's the greatest pretender
And he's out every night when he says he's alone
It's a dog and pony show
'Cause he's the greatest pretender
He's the greatest pretender
He's the greatest pretender I know