Make Believe
Paul Whiteman and Bing Crosby Lyrics

The game of 'just supposing' is the sweetest game I know,
Imagining different outcomes and possibilities is a pleasurable game.

Our dreams are more romantic than the world we see.
The things we imagine are often more idealistic than reality.

And if the things we dream about don't happen to be so,
If our imagined scenarios don't come to fruition,

That's just an unimportant technicality
it doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things.

We could make believe I love you,
Let's pretend that I feel romantic love for you,

Only make believe that you love me.
And that you reciprocate those feelings for me, even if it's not true.

Others find peace of mind in pretending,
Many people find solace in pretending or imagining things.

Couldn't you? Couldn't I? Couldn't we
Can't we also do the same?

Make believe our lips are blending
Let's pretend we are kissing each other.

In a phantom kiss, or two, or three?
We can envision kissing each other without actually doing so.

Might as well make believe I love you,
Why not pretend that I have feelings for you?

For to tell the truth, I do.
Because in reality, I actually do love you.

Your pardon I pray, 'twas too much to say,
I apologize for the intensity of my words,

The words that betray my heart.
They reveal my true feelings for you.

We only pretend, you do not offend,
We are only pretending, and you should not take offense.

In playing a lover's part.
As we participate in this game of pretending to be each other's lover.

Though the cold and brutal fact is you and I have never met,
In reality, we have not actually met each other.

We need not mind convention's P's and Q's,
We don't need to concern ourselves with societal norms or rules.

If we put our thoughts in practice we can banish all regret
By pretending and imagining, we can alleviate any potential remorse.

Imagining most anything we choose
We can imagine any scenario we desire.