The Tears Of A Clown (Live)-Nnenna Freelon

[ti:The Tears Of A Clown] [ar:Nnenna Freelon] [al:Better Than Anything: The Quintessential Nnenna Freelon] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Tears Of A Clown (Live) - Nnenna Freelon [00:32.79]Now if there's a smile on my face [00:37.68] [00:38.92]It's only there trying to fool the public [00:44.31] [00:45.64]But when it comes down to fooling you [00:49.83] [00:50.80]Now honey that's [00:52.39]Quite a different subject [00:55.83] [00:57.04]Don't let my glad expression [01:00.76] [01:02.91]Give you the wrong impression [01:06.65] [01:08.19]Really I'm sad sadder than sad [01:15.33] [01:17.20]You're gone and I'm hurting so bad [01:21.09] [01:22.76]Like a clown I pretend to be glad [01:27.71] [01:31.49]Now there's some [01:32.30]Sad things known to man [01:36.44] [01:37.09]But ain't too much sadder [01:40.62]Than the tears of a clown [01:55.00] [01:56.15]When there's no one around [01:58.83] [02:08.56]Now if I appear to be carefree [02:13.16] [02:14.37]It's only to camouflage my sadness [02:19.59] [02:20.34]In order to shield my pride I try [02:25.05] [02:26.02]To cover this hurt [02:28.06] [02:28.91]With a show of gladness [02:32.12] [02:33.32]But don't let my show convince you [02:35.95] [02:38.75]That I've been happy [02:41.90]Since you decided to go [02:45.45] [02:48.99]I need you so I'm hurt [02:54.02] [02:55.38]Hurt and I want you to know [02:57.24] [02:59.14]That for others I put on a show [03:03.51] [03:07.15]Now there's some [03:08.05]Sad things known to man [03:11.48] [03:12.76]But ain't too much sadder [03:16.35]Than the tears of a clown [03:26.63] [03:31.80]When there's no one around [03:35.94] [03:52.94]But little good thing [03:54.73] [04:08.53]Just like Pagliacci did [04:12.09] [04:13.74]I try to keep my sadness hid [04:18.15] [04:19.02]Smiling in the public eye [04:21.66] [04:24.58]But in my lonely room [04:26.29] [04:27.42]I cry tears of a clown [04:36.86] [04:41.13]If there's a smile on my face [04:44.33] [04:46.61]Don't let my glad expression [04:49.16] [04:52.01]Give you you [04:52.71] [04:53.42]You the wrong impression [04:55.77] [04:56.84]Don't let this smile I wear [04:58.88] [05:02.91]Make you think that I don't care [05:10.02] [05:11.02]Tears of a clown [05:17.53] [05:19.24]When there's no one [05:20.44] [05:21.71]When there's no one [05:23.39] [05:24.42]When there's no one [05:25.69]No one no one no one [05:27.13]No one no one no one ohh [05:38.67] [05:40.72]If there's a smile on my face [05:42.59] [05:46.09]See me feel me touch me [05:52.94] [05:53.72]Know me all over [05:58.96]These are the tears of a clown [06:03.30] [06:13.25]When I'm all by myself [06:15.11] [06:18.95]When I'm all by myself [06:21.21] [06:26.10]These are the tears [06:28.10] [06:35.78]The tears of a clown