Now if there's a smile on my face
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It's only there trying to fool the public
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But when it comes down to fooling you
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Now honey that's quite a different subject
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But don't let my glad expression
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Give you the wrong impression
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'Cause really I'm sad, Oh I'm sadder than sad
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Well I'm hurt and I want you so bad
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Like a clown I appear to be glad ooh yeah
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[Chorus:]
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Well they're some sad things known to man
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But ain't too much sadder than
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The tears of a clown when there's no one around
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Oh yeah, baby baby, oh yeah baby baby
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Now if I appear to be carefree
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It's only to camouflage my sadness
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And honey to shield my pride I try
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To cover this hurt with a show of gladness
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But don't let my show convince you
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That I've been happy since you
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'Cause I need to go, oh I need you so
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Look I'm hurt and I want you to know
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For others I put on a show...
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[Chorus]
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Just like Pagliacci did
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I try to keep my surface hid
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Smiling in the crowd I try
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But in a lonely room I cry
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The tears of a clown
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When there's no one around, oh yeah, baby baby
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Now if there's a smile on my face
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Don't let my glad expression
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Give you the wrong impression
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Don't let this smile I wear
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Make you think that I don't care
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Tears Of A Clown
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| Smokey Robinson & The Miracles |
