The Tears of a Clown (album version, stereo) Songtext
von Smokey Robinson

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 (sad, sad, sad, sad)
Oh, I′m sadder than sad (I′m hurt so bad)
You're gone, and I′m hurtin' so bad (I pretend to be glad)
Like a clown, I pretend to be glad (sad, sad, sad, sad)

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
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 (why did you go?)
Oh, I need you so (I need you so)
I′m hurt and I want you to know (want you to know)
But for others I put on a show, ooh yeah (it's just a show)

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

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 (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
Make you think that I don′t care (tears of a clown)
When really I′m sad
Hurtin' so bad (tears of a clown)