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 'cause really i'm sad, oh i'm sadder than sad, you're gone and i'm hurtin' so bad like a clown i appear to be glad ooh yeah well 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 the tears of a clown, when there's no one around 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, oh i need you so, i'm hurt and i want you to know for others i put on a show well 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 the tears of a clown, when there's no one around just like pagliacci did, i try to keep my sadness hid smiling in the crowd i try, but in a lonely room i cry the tears of a clown, when there's no one around, oh yeah, baby 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 'cause really i'm sad...