Can you pretend
Can you pretend
Can you pretend

Can you pretend to be the man I should have been with?
Can we fake the life you know I should have had?
Can we do a better job of pretending that you really care
Or I'll have to give the part to someone else?

You seem to have an important part, the leading role of my heart
You played it well a long time ago until I started falling in love
And then you changed your character and avoided all of your lines
Now the man I love is gone now, can you play his part at this time

Can you pretend to be the man I should have been with?
Can we fake the life you know I should have had?
Can we do a better job of pretending that you really care
Or I'll have to give the part to someone else?

Love is like a see saw, it takes two in order for it to work
I'm working hard, I'm playing my part, but the scene still won't work

Can you pretend to be the man I should have been with?
Can we fake the life you know I should have had?
Can we do a better job of pretending that you really care
Or I'll have to give the part to someone else?

And rehearsals are long, because your timing is all wrong
So I'll find someone who loves me, and who can play your part for life
I deserve a lot better than this, and I'm tired of acting like, it's okay
For me to give you my love, receive nothing back in return

Can you pretend to be the man I should have been with?
Can we fake the life you know I should have had?
Can we do a better job of pretending that you really care
Or I'll have to give the part to someone else?

You don't care for me, never care