The Tears Of A Clown-Smokey Robinson

[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 [00:11.00]Oh yeah yeah yeah [00:13.13] [00:14.75]Now if there's a smile on my face [00:18.32]It's only there tryin' to fool the public [00:22.03]But when it comes down to foolin' you [00:25.69]Now honey that's quite a different subject [00:29.91]But don't let my glad expression [00:33.61]Give you the wrong impression [00:36.95]Really I'm sad [00:39.44] [00:40.24]Ah sadder than sad [00:42.82]You're gone and I'm hurtin' so bad [00:46.53]Like a clown I pretend to be glad [00:50.10] [00:52.26]Now there's some sad things known to man [00:55.71]But ain't too much sadder than [00:59.07]The tears of a clown [01:01.92] [01:02.72]When there's no one around [01:05.79] [01:10.65]Oh yeah baby [01:12.60] [01:14.29]Now if I appear to be carefree [01:17.82]It's only to camouflage my sadness [01:21.63]In order to shield my pride I try [01:25.17]To cover this hurt with a show of gladness [01:29.45]But don't let my show convince you [01:33.16]That I've been happy since you [01:36.54]Decided to go [01:39.17] [01:39.71]Oh I need you so [01:42.18] [01:42.95]I'm hurt and I want you to know [01:46.16]But for others I put on a show [01:50.03] [01:50.88]Ooh oh there's some sad things known to man [01:55.58]But ain't too much sadder than [01:58.79]The tears of a clown [02:02.05]When there's no one around oh yeah [02:07.29] [02:08.20]Just like pagliacci did [02:11.43]I try to keep my sadness hid [02:15.03]Smiling in the public eye [02:17.49] [02:18.07]But in my lonely room I cry [02:21.23]The tears of a clown [02:24.59]When there's no one around [02:27.68] [02:29.30]Oh yeah baby [02:31.34] [02:32.98]Now if there's a smile on my face [02:36.52] [02:37.23]Don't let my glad expression [02:40.83]Give you the wrong impression [02:44.49]Don't let this smile I wear [02:47.48] [02:48.16]Make you think that I don't care [02:51.44]Really I'm sad [02:54.46] [02:55.26]Hurtin' so bad