The Tears Of A Clown

Lyrics

[Intro: Smokey Robinson] Oh yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah, oh yeah Sing, Sheryl [Verse 1: Sheryl Crow] 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 [Pre-Chorus: Smokey Robinson & Sheryl Crow] Really I'm sad (Sad, sad, sad, sad) Oh, I'm sadder than sad You're gone and I'm hurtin' so bad Like a clown I pretend to be glad (Sad, sad, sad, sad) Baby, baby [Chorus: Smokey Robinson & Sheryl Crow] 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 [Post-Chorus: Sheryl Crow & Smokey Robinson] Ooh-hoo (Oh yeah, yeah, yeah) Ooh-hoo [Verse 2: Smokey Robinson] Now if I appear to be carefree It's only to camouflage my sadness In order to shield my pride I try To cover the hurt with a show of gladness [Pre-Chorus: Smokey Robinson & Sheryl Crow] Don't let my show convince you Baby, that I've been happy since you decided to go I need you so Said I'm hurt and I want you to know But for others I put on a show Well, well, well, well [Chorus: Smokey Robinson & Sheryl Crow] 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 [Post-Chorus: Sheryl Crow & Smokey Robinson] Oh yeah, yeah (Ooh) Oh yeah (Ooh-hoo) Ooh-hoo (Ooh-hoo-hoo) Ooh-hoo Tears of a clown [Outro: Smokey Robinson & Sheryl Crow] Just like Pagliacci did (The great pretender) I try to keep my sadness hid Smiling in the public eye (The great pretender) In my lonely room I cry Tears of a clown When there's no one around Yeah, yeah, tears of a clown (Oh baby) When there's no one around (Yeah, yeah) (Tears of a clown) Don't let my glad expression Give you the wrong impression (Tears of a clown) Don't let this smile I wear (Tears of a clown) Make you think that I don't care (Tears of a clown)