Oh yeah yeah yeah

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,
Now honey that's quite a different subject.
But don't let my glad expression,
Give you the wrong impression.
Really I'm sad, oh I'm 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,
Uh hum, oh yeah 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,
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 yeah,


Just like Pagliacci did,
I try to keep my surface 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 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,
When really I'm sad, I’m hurting so bad.
The tears of a clown