Well if money makes a rich man
Then I might never make the grade
I'll be a small time operator

If I just get the landlord paid
But if time is an indication
Of the wealth that I never knew

Then I'm the last of the big time spenders
'Cause I've been spending time on you, woo oo oo woo


It takes time to appreciate
Lord knows that you can learn to hate it
I believe, 'cause I've been there too

When it gets down to desperation
You make the best of the situation
I can tell, I've seen it thru, oh, oh, oh


Though it seems like the day is wasted
And the nights have been overdue

Well, I'm the last of the big time spenders
And I've been spendin' time on you, woo oo oo woo


It's been so long since we got together
In between it seems to take forever
But I'm a dreamer, I'll be there soon


It takes time to appreciate
All of those that you can learn to hate

I believe, I've seen it thru, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

You can call me the Great Pretender

And in a way it might be true
But I'm the last of the big time spenders
And I've been spendin' time on you, woo oo oo woo