The Tears of a Clown

(Ahh, 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

Oh I'm sadder than sad

You're gone and I'm hurtin' so bad

Like a clown I appear to be glad

R:

Now there 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 yea, 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

Ohh, I need you so

I'm hurt and I want you to know

But for others I put on a show

Ohh ohh ohh o

R:

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

Smilin' in the public eye

But in my lonely room I cry

The tears of a clown

When there's no one around,

Oh yea, baby

Now if there's a smile on my face

Don't let my glad expression

Give you the wrong impression

But don't let this smile I wear

Make you think that I don't care

Really I'm sad, hurt me so bad