The Tears of a Clown
The Miracles Lyrics

Oh yeah yeah yeah
Simple expression of excitement or agreement.

Now if there's a smile on my face
If I look happy or cheerful in front of you.

It's only there trying to fool the public
It's just a facade to deceive others and hide my true feelings.

But when it comes down to fooling you
However, when it comes to deceiving you personally,

Now honey that's quite a different subject
It's a much more challenging task altogether.

But don't let my glad expression
But please don't let my happy demeanor

Give you the wrong impression
Deceive you into thinking everything is fine.

Really I'm sad, oh I'm sadder than sad
The truth is that I'm very unhappy, much more than words can express.

You're gone and I'm hurting so bad
I'm suffering an awful lot because you're not here with me.

Like a clown I appear to be glad (sad, sad, sad, sad)
I'm like a clown, who might seem happy, but in reality, is just masking my pain.

Now they're some sad things known to man
There are a few things that people consider to be very sad.

But ain't too much sadder than
But few things are as depressing or gloomy as

The tears of a clown when there's no one around, uh
The sadness of a person that usually masks their emotions, but can't do it anymore since no one is watching.

Oh yeah, baby
An exclamation of agreement or acceptance.

Now if I appear to be carefree
If I look unconcerned or unworried in front of you,

It's only to camouflage my sadness
It's just to hide my inner pain behind a fake facade.

And honey to shield my pride I try
I try to protect my self-esteem and ego, dear

To cover this hurt with a show of gladness
By pretending to be happy, I hope to conceal my true emotion of hurt and pain.

But don't let my show convince you
Nevertheless, don't be fooled by my charade

That I've been happy since you
To think that I have been joyous since you left me

'Cause I had to go (why did you go), oh I need you so (I need you so)
When you vanished from my life, I was devastated, oh how I long for you

Look I'm hurt and I want you to know (want you to know)
I'm in pain and I hope you understand that

For others I put on a show (it's just a show)
For other people, I pretend to be happy, but it's merely an act.

Just like Pagliacci did
Just like the famous clown character named Pagliacci did

I try to keep my surface hid
I try to conceal my true self behind a facade

Smiling in the crowd I try
I smile when surrounded by people

But in my lonely room I cry
But when I'm by myself, I sob.

The tears of a clown
The sadness and pain of a person who is always masking their emotions.

When there's no one around, oh yeah, baby
But even more so when they are alone, with nobody around.

Don't let this smile I wear
Please don't be misled by the joyful expression that I put on

Make you think that I don't care
And don't assume that I don't care about you or what has happened.

'Cause really I'm sad
In reality, I'm just very unhappy and miserable.