Smokey Robinson and The Miracles - The Tears of a Clown (1970) - With Song Lyrics, Video and Free MP3 Download.

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ~ "The Tears of a Clown"

Year:	1970
RecordLabel:	Tamla 54199
ChartPosition:	R&B #1, US #1, UK #1
Writtenby:	Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby (as Hank Cosby) & Smokey Robinson
Album:	Make It Happen / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 5 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4
Comments:	[Motown Sound]

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah
Now if there's a smile on my face
Now if there's a smile
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 I'm 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
And honey to shield my pride I try
To cover the 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

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 surface 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, hurting so bad
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