Again, she tries to find a friend But they don't know where she's been No, she plays pretend Now she don't cry cause nothing lasts forever Up all night, she dances with the devil When she's all alone she remembers She's a lost soul, a pretender And she hates it more than ever When she's waiting where he left her When her heart broke in September Where you hide now, Ms. Pretender Hiding, she be hiding when she smiling She be lying, said she's fine but She don't like what's left behind us Deep inside she plays pretend You don't like to keep it all inside you Slow-mo, fast life, put you in the right mood Time flew, yeah there ain't no one like you Hiding, seeking, I can't find you She been trapped in a memory Missing out on a remedy Fucked up off the Hennessy She pretends to be what her friends believe Now I wish she could see herself When she's all alone with no one else When her friends go home and they can't tell She ain't been feeling well, oh well She don't cry cause nothing lasts forever Up all night, she dances with the devil When she's all alone she remembers She's a lost soul, a pretender And she hates it more than ever When she's waiting where he left her When her heart broke in September Where you hide now, Ms. Pretender She's so tired of not feeling like enough So when her time is up, or when the night is done Yeah, she's so tired of not feeling like enough So when her time is up, don't take her She don't cry cause nothing lasts forever Up all night, she dances with the devil When she's all alone she remembers That she's tired of playing pretender She don't cry cause nothing lasts forever Up all night, she dances with the devil When she's all alone she remembers She's a lost soul, a pretender