The Tears Of A Clown

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah
Now if theres a smile on my face
Its only there trying to fool the public
But when it comes down to fooling you
Now honey, thats quite a different subject
But dont let my glad expression
Give you the wrong impression
Really, Im sad
Oh, Im sadder than sad
Youre gone and Im hurtin so bad
Like a clown I pretend to be glad
Now theres some sad things known to man
But aint too much sadder than
The tears of a clown
When theres no one around
Oh yeah, baby
Now if I appear to be carefree
Its only to camouflage my sadness
In order to shield my pride Ive tried
To cover this hurt with a show of gladness
But dont let my show convince you
That Ive been happy since you
Decided to go
Oh, I need you so
Im hurt and I want you to know
But for others I put on a show
Oh, theres some sad things known to man
But there aint too much sadder than
The tears of a clown
When theres no one around, oh yeah
Just like Pagliacci did
I try to keep my sadness hid
Smiling in the public eye
But in my lonely room I cry
The tears of a clown
When theres no one around
Oh yeah, baby
Now if theres a smile on my face
Dont let my glad expression
Give you the wrong impression
Dont let this smile I wear
Make you think that I dont care
Really, Im sad
Hurtin so bad