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