So I'll Pretend

Strong, fine, with a smile as mellow as wine

All the waitresses wish they were me

As we sit here in this small cafe

They can see the price I pay

It's a strange thing

Funny how a laugh can turn to a cry

And I don't know how or when

And I sure don't know why it's turned out this way

And now all I can say is it's a strange thing

Oh, by the way, how is your new job?

I wish you all the best in whatever life brings your way

Though I wish that this day had never come around

And I'd never heard the sound of goodbye

With tears in my eyes

Once I thought I knew myself pretty well

But as life goes on, though I know more

I know even less than I'm willing to tell

Yes, I've been through hell

Couldn't find the nerve to say that

Oh, your love ain't all that

And you're getting kind of fat

But I wish you'd hold my hand and make amends

'Cause I don't want to start all over, my friend

So I'll pretend

Mmm, it's a strange thing

Oh, fate's played its hand

Offering choices that I'm just not ready to make

Life's course has changed from here to there, it's a dare

Making it hard to choose

Wrongly I'll lose

Once I thought I knew myself pretty well

But as life goes on, though I know more

I know even less than I'm willing to tell

Oh, I've been through hell

Couldn't find the nerve to say that

Oh, your love ain't all that

And you're getting kind of fat

But I wish you'd hold my hand and make amends

'Cause I don't want to start all over, my friend

So I'll pretend again