New things are going on every day. The people always come but never stay. I'm counting on you to make it right. I wanna be with you tonight. And you can save me from the darkness. And you can scare away the monsters in my head. And you can make me feel like I have somebody. And the pain will go away. 'Cause I'm a young pretender. Drowning in my guilt and sorrow. I try to be like the others sometimes. By pretending to be somebody I'm not. I'm a young pretender. Wanderin' the distance. You make my life complete. I want to see you again. Everybody thinks I'm one way. As far as they can tell. But some people start to see. That I'm just not who they want me to be. But then you came along. To show me right from wrong. My life improved so greatly. My heart bursting out in song.... 'Cause I'm a young pretender. Drowning in my guilt and sorrow. I try to be like the others sometimes. By pretending to be somebody I'm not. I'm a young pretender. Wanderin' the distance. You make my life complete. I want to see you again. 'Cause I'm a young pretender. Drowning in my guilt and sorrow. I try to be like the others sometimes. By pretending to be somebody I'm not. I'm a young pretender. Wanderin' the distance. You make my life complete. I want to see you again. Can't you see I can't pretend no more?. What am I even pretending for?. I just can't be the girl you want me to be. But if you look inside me you will see.... A lone girl a confused girl yep that's me. And if you get to know this real girl you will see. The fun-loving teen she used to be. But which way to her heart unlocks the key?