New Pretender Lyrics & Chords By Eddi Reader

here comes the new pretender
a bible in his hand
he thinks he will be happy
he thinks that life is grand
I have learnt how to be grateful
for the scraps that fall from your table
oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

here comes the new pretender
he looks just like the old
he would get a big surprise
when he finds hell is cold
there are those who want to warm you
then one day they won’t phone you
oh, oh-oh, oh

and in every sleepy town
you will find heads full of dreams
heads full of dreams

there goes the new pretender
he won’t last that long
there will be a new face
to sing the same old song, oh
he will learn how to be grateful
for the scraps that fall from your table
oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

here comes the new pretender