Can we be pretenders Can we pretend I don't wanna know the way this ends Call me when you want me Cause I can't bare Being around you if I can only stare Ohhh If I have to hide The way I feel from the world Baby tell me how The love is real, the love is real Can we be pretenders Just one more time I don't want to feel like I'm always try'n So Hard... to get your attention Honesty's dead I don't think you've heard a word I've said If I have to hide The way I feel from the world Baby tell me how The love is real, the love is real If I have to hide The way I feel from the world Baby tell me how The love is real, the love is real Gimme all you got No fire burns too hot - No fire Gimme all you got No fire burns too hot - No fire Don't ever put me out Don't ever put me out If I have to hide The way I feel from the world Baby tell me how The love is real, the love is real If I have to hide The way I feel from the world Baby tell me how The love is real, the love is real