Karaoke Track: Pretender by Mr Holland's Opus (Pocket Songs) - Karaoke Nerds

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The Pretender

Words and Musxc by

Jackson onwnc

I'm gonna rid
Myself a house

In the shade
Of the freeway

Gonna pack my lunch
In the morning

And go to work
Each day

And when the evening
Rolls around,

I'll go on 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

When the morning light
Comes streaming in,

We'll get up and
Do it again, Amen

Caught between the
Longing for love

And the struggle
For the legal tender

Where the sirens sing
And the church bells

Ring, and the junk man
Pounds his fender

Where the Veterans
Dream of the fight,

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 all his
Hopes and dreams

Begin and end there

(Ah, the laughter)
Of the lovers,

As they run
Through the night

Leaving nothin'
But to choose off

And fight,

And tear out the world
With all their might

While the ships,
There in their dreams,

Sail out of sight

I'm gonna
Find myself a girl

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 we'll make love
Until our strength

Is gone

And when
The morning light

Comes streaming in,

We'll get up
And do it again,

Get it up again

I'm gonna be
A happy idiot

And struggle for
The legal tender

Where the ads take aim
And lay their claim,

To the heart and soul
Of the spender

And believe in
Whatever may lie

In those things
That money can buy

Though true love
Could have been

A contender

Are you there,
Say a prayer

For the Pretender

Who started out
So young and strong,

Only to surrender

Say a prayer
For the Pretender

Are you there
For the Pretender?

Say a prayer
For the pretender

Are you there
For the Pretender?

Are you prepared
For the pretender?

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Title: Pretender
Artist: Mr Holland's Opus
Brand: Pocket Songs
Codes: PS1209-17 PSCDG1209-17