oh yeah yeah yeah 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 oh 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 mmm hmm oh yeah baby now if i appear to be carefree it s only to camouflage my sadness in order to shield my pride ive tried 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 ooh oh  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 try to keep my sadness hid smiling in the public eye 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 hurtin so bad cryin all the time 7
['classic soul', 'disco', 'funk', 'motown', 'quiet storm', 'soul']