Bad Actor - Merle Haggard

I’ve never been much at making believe

Don’t have any tricks hidden up my sleeve

If life is a comedy, where’s all the laughter?

'Cause here on the stage I’m a bad actor

I don’t know what you want me to know

So I’ll take the small parts in our family show

Tell me which hero you want me to play

How should I feel, and what do I say?

Pretending to care, pretending to cry

You say I’ll be there, and I say I’ll try

Second hand feelings are always a factor

In my staring roll as a bad actor

Please let me know what you want me to see

Where do you want me to be?

In this old mirror, I’m just a reflection

But I might be brilliant if you’d give direction

I have a problem of knowing what’s real

All my emotions I borrow and steal

Faking my way through every day

And trying to act like it’s better that way