The Tears of a Clown

I said, oh yeah, baby, baby

Now if there's a smile on my face

It's only there tryna fool the public

But when it goes down to fooling you

Well now honey, that's quite a different subject

So don't end my glad expression

Or give you the wrong impression

'Cause really I'm sad (So sad)

Oh, sadder than sad (So sad)

Look, I'm hurt and I want you so bad

Like a clown, I appear to be glad, ooh yeah

Well, they're some sad things known to man

But ain't too much sadder than

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

I 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

And honey 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

'Cause I need to go

Oh, I need you so

Look I'm hurt and I want you to know

For others I put on a show

Ooh, yeah

Well, they're some sad things known to man

But ain't too much sadder than

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

Just like Pagliacci did

I gonna keep myself well hid

But when I'm in the room I try

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

Don't let my glad expression

Give you the wrong impression

You don't let this smile I wear

Make you feel that I don't care

The tears of a clown (The tears of a clown)

The tears of a clown (The tears of a clown)

The tears of a clown (I'm going on the town)

The tears of a clown (I'm going downtown)

The tears of a clown (The tears of a clown, tears of a clown, the tears of a clown)