THE TEARS OF A CLOWN - LIVE AT THE CARTER BARRON AMPHITHEATRE - Live At The Carter Barron Amphitheatre/1972

Lyricist: HENRY COSBY, SMOKEY ROBINSON, STEVIE WONDER     Composer: HENRY COSBY, SMOKEY ROBINSON, STEVIE WONDER

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 hurting so bad
Like a clown I appear to be glad (sad, sad, sad, sad)

Now they're 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
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
'Cause I had to go (why did you go), oh I need you so (I need you so)
Look I'm hurt and I want you to know (want you to know)
For others I put on a show (it's just a show)

Now they're 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
Oh yeah, baby

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
When really I'm sad, I'm hurting so bad