I only live because you love me I'd die the day you said goodbye I wanna hear you say you love me Even though it's a lie Let's pretend Things are like they were before the end Let's pretend We're still lovers and not just friends Trick my mind with a light from your lips Fool my feeling with your fingertips Cheat my soul with a promise you'll break Keep me dreaming, I don't want to wake And let's pretend, let's pretend I'm only happy when you're near me And if you haven't learned by now It doesn't matter if you love me I've got to have you somehow Let's pretend Things are like they were before the end Let's pretend We're still lovers and not just friends Trick my mind with a light from your lips Fool my feeling with your fingertips Cheat my soul with a promise you'll break Keep me dreaming, I don't want to wake And let's pretend, let's pretend Let's pretend, let's pretend, let's pretend