Oh 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.

Ah sadder than sad.

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

Like a clown I pretend to be glad.



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 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.

Oh, I need you so.

I'm hurt and I want you to know.

But for others I put on a show



Ooh, oh 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 sadness hid.

Smiling in the public eye

But in my lonely room I cry

The tears of a clown

When there's no one around.



Oh yeah baby

Now if there's a smile on my face,

Don't let my glad expression

Give you the wrong impression.

Don't let this smile I wear

Make you think that I don't care

Really I'm sad

Hurtin' so bad

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