Oscar Hammerstein II - Make Believe lyrics

(Chorus 1) [GAYLORD] Only make believe I love you Only make believe that you love me Others find peace of mind in pretending; Couldn't you? Couldn't I? Couldn't we Make believe our lips are blending In a phantom kiss or two or three? Might as well make believe I love you For to tell the truth, I do (Verse) [GAYLORD] Your pardon I pray 'Twas too much to say The words that betray my heart [MAGNOLIA] We only pretend You do not offend In playing a lover's part The game of "just supposing" is the sweetest game I know Our dreams are more romantic than the world we see [GAYLORD] And if the things we dream about don't happen to be so That's just an unimportant technicality [MAGNOLIA] Though the cold and brutal fact is You and I have never met We need not mind conventions, p's and q's If we put our thoughts in practice We could banish all regret Imagining what sweet ending we choose (Chorus 2) [MAGNOLIA] We could make believe I love you We could make believe that you love me [GAYLORD AND MAGNOLIA] Others find peace of mind in pretending; Couldn't you? Couldn't I? Couldn't we [GAYLORD] Make believe our lips are blending In a phantom kiss or two or three? [GAYLORD AND MAGNOLIA] Might as well make believe I love you For to tell the truth, I do