I'll put on my makeup, and face the girl again tonightI'll make it very heavy, so she won't see the tears I hideFor behind this smile, are the tears of a thousand criesFor this heart of mine is fragile now, and has heard a thousand liesI'll smile, cause make-believe tends to ease the painI'll laugh, just to make the hurt go once againFor the girl is my audience, but the vows she made with such easeHas now turned to loneliness, for now she deceives meBut the show must go on, so the big heart presentsOh, the tears, and the clown, and the hurt, and the painThat don't listenOh, here's the tears, and the clown, and the hurt, and the painThat don't listenI'll put on a show like never beforeI'm sure I'm gonna please herJust once more, loveAnd she won't ask for her lovin' backCause it's gonna be the best show I ever hadEver beforeThe biggest line-up of superstarsHere they all are, let's have a great big applauseFor the tears, and the clownFor the tears, and the clown, and the hurt, and the painThat don't listenOh, here's the tears, and the clown, and the hurt, and the painThat don't listenWe're bound to have a still-out cryWe're bound to get through the nightA standing ovation tonightHey, hey, hey, yeah, yeahBound to hell, sell our crowdBound to get a standing ovation tonightOh, oh, oh, yeahBound to hell, sell our crowdBound to getBound to get