Now if there's a smile on my face   it's only there tryin' to fool the public   but when it comes down to foolin' 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   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   In order to shield my pride I try   to cover the 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      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 try to keep my sadness hid   Smiling in the club at night   But in my lonely room I cry   the tears of a clown   when there's no one around