there should be a holiday for clowns there should be a big parade downtown so girls like you could see what fools you ve made of guys like me a day that clowns don t have to hide the feelings that they have inside oh there should be a holiday for clowns a day for guys like me to paint the town festive clown affair to make believe that we don t care a special day a holiday for clowns time after time i have tried to say goodbye to you but somehow when i try to leave you i just can t go i love you so if there could be a holiday for clowns i would lead the big parade downtown and see you standing there and tell myself that i don t care but we both know that that s not true tomorrow i ll be back lovin you oh there should be a holiday for clowns there should be a big parade downtown if i could have my way just once a year there d be a day a special day a holiday for clowns a special day a holiday for clowns