Pretend by Dodd Michael Lede

PRETEND

Words and Music by Dodd Michael Lede

(Track No. 11 on Dodd's CD "Whatever Happened to You" - Sonic Smack Records)

YOU ONLY SEE ME AS A GIRL

NOT QUITE A WOMAN

AND NOT REAL LADY-LIKE
THE KIND THAT LEAVES YOU IN A BLUR

WITH CHILD-LIKE DEMANDS

AND A SEXUAL APPETITE

IF YOU COULD SEE ME AS I AM

YOU'D BE AMAZED TO KNOW

THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE BEEN MISSING OUT
AN EXTREME CHAMELEON

BUT JUST BENEATH THE SURFACE

THERE IS MORE OF ME TO FIGURE OUT
BUT IF YOU DIG DEEPER

YOU WILL KNOW WHAT I'M ALL ABOUT

YOU SEE ME ON YOUR TV

THAT'S HOW I GOT IN YOUR HEAD
EVERYTHING THAT YOU READ

IS SOMETHING SOMEONE ELSE SAID
IF YOU COULD SEE THE REAL ME

YOU MIGHT JUST UNDERSTAND
IT'S WHAT YOU WANT ME TO BE

BUT I DON'T HAVE TO PRETEND
I DON'T HAVE TO PRETEND - I DON'T HAVE TO PRETEND

I AM NO STRANGER TO THIS WORLD

I'VE BEEN BOTH UP AND DOWN

THE IN BETWEEN AND IN AND OUTS
BUT WHEN I'M BAD, YOU THINK IT'S GOOD

YOU TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT MAKES ME

SCREAM AND TICK AND SHOUT
YOU DOLL ME UP LIKE SOME NEW TOY

YOU ONLY TAKE ME OUT

WHENEVER YOU FEEL PERSONAL

JUST LIKE AN OBJECT TO ENJOY
YOU CAN NOT COMPREHEND