The Tears Of A Clown

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah

Now if there's a smile on my face

It's only there tryin' to fool the public

But when it comes down to foolin' 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 (Sad, sad, sad, sad)

Oh, sadder than sad (I'm hurt so bad)

You're gone, and I'm hurtin' so bad (I pretend to be glad)

Like a clown, I pretend 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

Mmm-hmm

Oh yeah, baby

Now if I appear to be carefree

It's only to camouflage my sadness

In order to shield my pride, I've tried

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 (It's just a show)

Ooh-oh

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 (The great pretender)

I try to keep my sadness hid

Smiling in the public eye (The great pretender)

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 (Tears of clown)

Don't let my glad expression (Tears of a clown)

Give you the wrong impression

Don't let this smile I wear (Tears of a clown)

Make you think that I don't care

When really I'm sad

Hurtin' so bad (Tears of a clown)

Cryin' all the time