I PRETENDED ONCE TOO OFTEN  LYRICS

I PRETENDED ONCE TOO OFTEN

Songwriter  JOHN HARVEY

I pretended not to love her
Ever since the day I met her
I pretended not to notice
How I felt when she was near

Oh she did her best to please me
All the years we spent together
She would smile when she was hurting
Trying to hold back every tear

I pretended no emotions
When she said how much she loved me
Though I couldn't live without her
All my pride stood in my way

When she said that she was leaving
I pretended not to need her
Thought I felt that I should hold her
I just let her walk away

Now I sit her broken hearted
Trying to drink away her memories
I pretend she won't forget me
And that she'll be back someday

I pretend that I'm just dreaming
But I still wake up without her
I pretended once too often
When I let her walk away


-  written 1981
-  appears on CD  Black Road
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