The Tears of a Clown

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah, oh yeah

Sing, Sheryl

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, I'm sadder than sad

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

Like a clown I pretend to be glad

(Sad, sad, sad, sad) Baby, baby

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

Ooh-hoo

(Oh yeah, yeah, yeah) Ooh-hoo

Now if I appear to be carefree

It's only to camouflage my sadness

In order to shield my pride I try

To cover the hurt with a show of gladness

Don't let my show convince you

Baby, that I've been happy since you decided to go

I need you so

Said I'm hurt and I want you to know

But for others I put on a show

Well, well, well, well

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

Oh yeah, yeah (Ooh)

Oh yeah (Ooh-hoo)

Ooh-hoo (Ooh-hoo-hoo)

Ooh-hoo

Tears of a clown

Just like Pagliacci did (The great pretender)

I try to keep my sadness hid

Smiling in the public eye (The great pretender)

In my lonely room I cry

Tears of a clown

When there's no one around

Yeah, yeah, tears of a clown (Oh baby)

When there's no one around (Yeah, yeah)

(Tears of a clown)

Don't let my glad expression

Give you the wrong impression

(Tears of a clown)

Don't let this smile I wear

(Tears of a clown)

Make you think that I don't care

(Tears of a clown)