The Tears Of A Clown

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah

Now if there's a smile on my face

It's only there trying to fool the public

But when it comes down to fooling you

Now honey that's quite a different subject

But don't let my glad expression

Give you the wrong impression

Really I'm sad, oh, I'm sadder than sad

You're gone and I'm hurting so bad

Like a clown I appear to be glad (sad, sad, sad, sad)

Now, there's some sad things known to man

But ain't too much sadder than

The tears of a clown when there's no one around, mm

Oh, yeah, baby

Now if I appear to be carefree

It's only to camouflage my sadness

In order to shield my pride, I try

To cover this hurt with a show of gladness

But don't let my show convince you

That I've been happy since you

Decided to go (why did you go?

)

Oh, I need you so (I need you so)

I'm hurt and I want you to know (want you to know)

But for others, I put on a show, ooh, oh (it's just a show)

There's some sad things known to man

But ain't too much sadder than

The tears of a clown, when there's no one around, oh, yeah

Just like Pagliacci did

I try to keep my surface hid

Smiling in the public, I

But in my lonely room, I cry

The tears of a clown

When there's no one around, oh, yeah, baby

Now if there's a smile on my face

Don't let my glad expression

Give you the wrong impression

Don't let this smile I wear

Make you think that I don't care

When really, I'm sad

Hurtin' so bad