The Pretender
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I'm gonna rent myself a house in the shade of the freeway
I'm gonna pack my lunch in the morning and go to work each day
And when the evening rolls around I'll go home and lay my body down
And when the morning light comes
Streaming in, I'll get up and do it again
Amen, say it again, Amen
I wanna know what became of the changes we waited for love to bring
Were they only the fitful dreams of some greater awakening
I've been aware of the time going by
They say in the end it's the wink of an eye
And when the morning light comes
Streaming in, you get up and do it again
Amen
Caught between a longing for love
And the struggle for the legal tender
Where the sirens sing and the church bells
Ring and the drum man pounds his fender
Where the veterans who dream of the fight
Are fast asleep at the traffic light
And the children solemnly wait for the ice cream vendor
Out into the cool of the evening strolls the pretender
He knows that always hopes and dreams begin and end there
Oh, the laughter of the lovers as they run through the night
Leaving nothing for the others but to choose or fight
And tear at the world with all their might
While the children bearing their dreams sail out of sight
I'm gonna find myself a guy who can show me what laughter means
And we'll fill in the missing colors
In each other's paint by number dreams
And then we'll put our dark glasses on
And make love until our strength is gone
And when the morning light comes
Streaming in, we'll get up and do it again
I'm gonna be a happy idiot and struggle for the legal tender
Where the ants take aim and they plead their
Claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
And believe in whatever may lie in those things that money can't buy
And all true love could have been a pretender
Are you there? Say a prayer for the pretender
You started out so young and strong only to surrender
Say a prayer, say a prayer for the pretender
Say a prayer, say a prayer for the pretender
Say a prayer, say a prayer for the pretender
Say a prayer, say a prayer for the pretender