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, oh, 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