Lyrics:

Oh yeah yeah yeah

Now if there's a smile on my face
It's only there trying to fool the public
But when it comes down to fooling you
Now honey that's quite a different subject
But don't let my glad expression
Give you the wrong impression
Really I'm sad (sad, sad, sad, sad)
Oh I'm sadder than sad (I hurt so bad)
You're gone and I'm hurtin' so bad (I pretend to be glad)
Like a clown I pretend to be glad (sad, sad, sad, sad)

Now there's some sad things known to man
But ain't too much sadder than
The tears of a clown, when there's no one around
Mm, oh yeah baby

Now if I appear to be carefree
It's only to camouflage my sadness
And honey to shield my pride I try
To cover this hurt with a show of gladness
But don't let my show convince you
That I've been happy since you
Decided to go (why did you go?)
Oh I need you so (I need you so)
I'm hurt and I want you to know (want you to know)
But for others I put on a show (it's just a show)
Ooh oh

Now there's some sad things known to man
But ain't too much sadder than
The tears of a clown, when there's no one around
Oh yeah

Just like Pagliacci did (I'm a great pretender)
I try to keep my surface hid
Smiling in the public eye (I'm a great pretender)
But in my lonely room I cry
The tears of a clown, when there's no one around
Oh yeah, baby

Now if there's a smile on my face
Don't let my glad expression
Give you the wrong impression
Don't let this smile I wear
Make you think that I don't care
When really I'm sad, I'm hurting so bad