So I'll Pretend

Strong, fine, with a smile as mellow as wine
All the waitresses wish they were me
As we sit here in this small cafe
They can see the price I pay
It's a strange thing

Funny how a laugh can turn to a cry
And I don't know how or when
And I sure don't know why it's turned out this way
And now all I can say is it's a strange thing

Oh, by the way, how is your new job?
I wish you all the best in whatever life brings your way
Though I wish that this day had never come around
And I'd never heard the sound of goodbye
With tears in my eyes

Once I thought I knew myself pretty well

But as life goes on, though I know more
I know even less than I'm willing to tell
Yes, I've been through hell
Couldn't find the nerve to say that
Oh, your love ain't all that
And you're getting kind of fat
But I wish you'd hold my hand and make amends
'Cause I don't want to start all over, my friend
So I'll pretend
Mmm, it's a strange thing

Oh, fate's played its hand
Offering choices that I'm just not ready to make
Life's course has changed from here to there, it's a dare
Making it hard to choose
Wrongly I'll lose

Once I thought I knew myself pretty well
But as life goes on, though I know more
I know even less than I'm willing to tell
Oh, I've been through hell
Couldn't find the nerve to say that
Oh, your love ain't all that
And you're getting kind of fat
But I wish you'd hold my hand and make amends
'Cause I don't want to start all over, my friend
So I'll pretend again