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