Pretend Songtext
von The Negro Problem

A stupid little song gonna make you break down and cry
A stupid little song, did you ever stop and wonder why?
A stupid little song gonna make you break down and cry
A stupid little song, did you ever stop and wonder why?

Plays are real if you pretend
You are too until the end
Trapped in a homegrown masquerade
Costumes wrong but so well made
Curtain fell but who got played?
Plays are cool, don′t get me wrong
But as a rule, they're way too long
So damn smart and they mystify
Songs are dumb but they don′t lie
Songs are dumb but they don't lie

A stupid little song gonna make you break down and cry
A stupid little song, did you ever stop and wonder why?


The melody's borrowed and the words are trite
But sweet Sammy Beckett can′t get me through this night
I need a stupid song to pull me through
Like a childhood dog when you had the flu
Song come on time to my rescue
Song don′t forget to hit your cue

A stupid little song gonna make you break down and cry
A stupid little song, did you ever stop and wonder why?
A stupid little song gonna make you break down and cry
A stupid little song, did you ever stop and wonder why?

First to come ain't always first gets served
Truth was more than you deserved
Charade is done, back to Berlin

You fix me with that goodbye grin
It ain′t been real, it's just been

Climb the ladder so one day we could stop
But we don′t hang out now that we've reached the top
It′s so composed the way you feel
If the opening closed it wasn't real
So put your mask up on the shelf
Then turn into someone else
'Cause we′re a hit, we′re a must see
Oh, but somehow you played and stay with me


But stupid little songs always stay true
And when times get hard they stay with you
And when times get tough a song does too

Stupid little songs always stay true
Stupid little songs always stay true
Stupid little songs always stay true
Stupid little songs always stay true
Stay true
Stay true