TEARS OF A CLOWN    (by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles)
(downloaded from the OLGA)

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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
'Cause really I'm sad, oh I'm sadder than sad
You're gone and I'm hurtin' so bad
Like a clown I appear to be glad  ooh yeah


CHORUS:
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Well there's some sad things known to man
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But ain't too much sadder than
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The tears of a clown    when there's no one around
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The tears of a clown    when there's no one around



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
For others I put on a show

{repeat CHORUS}

Just like Pagliacci did
I try to keep my surface hid
Smiling in the crowd I try
But in a 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
'Cause really I'm sad...