The Tears of a Clown

Said, oh yeah, baby, baby 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 Well now, honey, that's quite a different subject So don't let my glad expression Give you the wrong impression 'Cause really, I'm sad (so sad) Oh, I'm sadder than sad Look, I'm hurting, I want you so bad Like a clown I appear to be glad Ooh, yeah, 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 Said, oh yeah, baby, baby, baby Oh, yeah, baby, baby, 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 Oh, I need you so Look, I'm hurt and I want you to know Just for others I put on a show Ooh, ooh, yeah, there's some sad things known to man But there ain't too much sadder than The tears of a clown When there's no one around So, just like Pagliacci did I'm gonna keep my sadness hid Smiling in the public eye But in this lonely room, I cry The tears of a clown When there's no one around Now if there's a smile on my face Well, don't let my glad expression Give you the wrong impression Don't let this smile I wear Make you feel that I don't care The tears of a clown, tears of a clown The tears of a clown, the tears a clown The tears of a clown (I'm going downtown) The tears of a clown (I'm going downtown) The tears of a clown The tears of a clown, tears of a clown