The Tears of a Clown-The Miracles

[ti:The Tears of a Clown (Re-Recorded Version)] [ar:The Miracles] [al:Soul Pioneers: The Drifters & The Miracles] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Tears of a Clown - The Miracles [00:14.98]Now if there's a smile on my face [00:18.75]It's only there tryin' to fool the public [00:22.53]But when it comes down to foolin' you [00:26.36]Now honey that's quite a different subject [00:30.05] [00:30.69]But don't let my glad expression [00:34.48]Give you the wrong impression [00:37.95]Really I'm sad oh sadder than sad [00:43.45] [00:44.05]You're gone and I'm hurtin' so bad [00:47.44]Like a clown I pretend to be glad [00:51.03] [00:53.40]Now there's some sad things known to man [00:57.18]But ain't too much sadder than the tears of a clown [01:02.50] [01:03.93]When there's no one around [01:06.32] [01:07.30]Oh yeah [01:08.89] [01:12.22]Oh yeah baby [01:13.82] [01:16.05]Now if I appear to be carefree [01:19.64]It's only to camouflage my sadness [01:23.76]In order to shield my pride I try [01:27.17]To cover this hurt with a show of gladness [01:31.39]But don't let my show convince you [01:35.33]That I've been happy since you [01:38.80]Decided to go oh I need you so [01:44.42] [01:44.99]I'm hurt and I want you to know [01:48.53]But for others I put on a show [01:51.91] [01:53.04]Ooh oh there's some sad things known to man [01:57.97]But ain't too much sadder than the tears of a clown [02:03.90] [02:05.51]When there's no one around oh yeah [02:09.74] [02:10.79]Just like Pagliacci did [02:14.46]I try to keep my sadness hid [02:17.73]Smiling in the public eye [02:21.07]But in my lonely room I cry [02:24.10]The tears of a clown [02:27.23]When there's no one around [02:30.52] [02:32.04]Oh yeah baby [02:33.96] [02:36.02]Now if there's a smile on my face [02:39.65] [02:40.28]Don't let my glad expression [02:43.62]Give you the wrong impression [02:47.61]Don't let this smile I wear [02:51.30] [02:51.94]Make you think that I don't care [02:55.07]Really I'm sad hurtin' so bad