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 pretend to be glad

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

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
But for others I put on a show

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

Just like Pagliacci did
I gonna keep my surface hid
Smiling in the public eye
But in my lonely room I cry
The tears of a clown when there's no one around

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 feel that I don't care
The tears of a clown
The tears of a clown....