Billie Holiday

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I Can't Pretend

Read I Can't Pretend lyrics by Billie Holiday on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.

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I Can't Pretend

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I can't pretend

I'm sorry we're apart

I can't pretend

I just can't fool my heart

Though I make mine

My friends all seem to realize

Their smiles, that look in my eye

I can't pretend

I simply can't be gayer

For in the end

My tears give me away

Without you dear

I live a lie

I can't defend

I love you

And I can't pretend

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Billie Holiday performs "I Can't Pretend", and this lyric page sits inside the Billie Holiday catalog on LyroVerse.

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