The Tears Of A Clown-Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

[ti:The Tears Of A Clown] [ar:Smokey Robinson & The Miracles] [al:Best Of Motown Classics] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles [00:11.03]Oh yeah yeah yeah [00:13.15] [00:14.78]Now if there's a smile on my face [00:18.35]It's only there tryin' to fool the public [00:22.06]But when it comes down to foolin' you [00:25.72]Now honey that's quite a different subject [00:29.94]But don't let my glad expression [00:33.64]Give you the wrong impression [00:36.98]Really I'm sad [00:39.46] [00:40.26]Ah sadder than sad [00:42.84]You're gone and I'm hurtin' so bad [00:46.55]Like a clown I pretend to be glad [00:50.12] [00:52.28]Now there's some sad things known to man [00:55.73]But ain't too much sadder than [00:59.09]The tears of a clown [01:01.95] [01:02.74]When there's no one around [01:05.81] [01:10.68]Oh yeah baby [01:12.62] [01:14.32]Now if I appear to be carefree [01:17.85]It's only to camouflage my sadness [01:21.66]In order to shield my pride I try [01:25.20]To cover this hurt with a show of gladness [01:29.48]But don't let my show convince you [01:33.19]That I've been happy since you [01:36.57]Decided to go [01:39.19] [01:39.73]Oh I need you so [01:42.20] [01:42.97]I'm hurt and I want you to know [01:46.18]But for others I put on a show [01:50.06] [01:50.90]Ooh oh there's some sad things known to man [01:55.60]But ain't too much sadder than [01:58.81]The tears of a clown [02:02.07]When there's no one around oh yeah [02:07.31] [02:08.22]Just like pagliacci did [02:11.45]I try to keep my sadness hid [02:15.05]Smiling in the public eye [02:17.52] [02:18.09]But in my lonely room I cry [02:21.25]The tears of a clown [02:24.61]When there's no one around [02:27.71] [02:29.32]Oh yeah baby [02:31.37] [02:33.00]Now if there's a smile on my face [02:36.54] [02:37.25]Don't let my glad expression [02:40.85]Give you the wrong impression [02:44.51]Don't let this smile I wear [02:47.50] [02:48.18]Make you think that I don't care [02:51.46]Really I'm sad [02:54.49] [02:55.28]Hurtin' so bad