Pretend

don't leave me now, we haven't even met yet don't even talk, i'd be glad to guess your name it's just two of us here, or maybe just a few more but it's just you and me, baby, if you wanna play this game just pretend that you know me baby i'll treat you like you really do just pretend that you know me baby i can't pull myself back from you baby, just pretend we can deja vu backwards, baby, make it seem like a trip that i could later take you on, like i might've before and if they ask what you're doing here, look over at me, baby then they're gonna know now what never happened for sure just pretend that you know me baby i'll treat you like you really do just pretend that you know me baby i can't pull my self back from you baby, just pretend i've been thinking about you now for fifteen minutes and change i feel like i've known you forever, baby you can read my mind, i don't have to explain why it feels like a strong bond, i know you feel it, too let's tell the world what we're feeling now baby, you'll know what to do just pretend that you know me baby i'll treat you like you really do just pretend that you know me baby i think i'm falling in like with you baby, just pretend when the years have gone by and we're still clicking like bubble wrap we can clink our glasses still being entwined and if find that my eyes look distant like you never really knew me i'll tell you what do, then, if you're inclined just pretend that you know me baby i'll treat you like you really do just pretend that you know me baby i can't pull myself back from baby, just pretend baby, just pretend --- Pretend - Mike Gordon