The Tears Of A Clown
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
1970
jaar
Top 40
5
piekpositie
Top 40
9
weken
Top 40
229
punten
Top 40
Artiest(en)
Titel A-kant
The Tears Of A Clown
Lengte A-kant
2:59
Componist(en) A-kant
H. Cosby, W. Robinson, S. Judkens
Producer(s) A-kant
William "Smokey" Robinson, A. Cleveland
Titel B-kant
I Second That Emotion
Lengte B-kant
2:39
Componist(en) B-kant
W. Robinson, A. Cleveland
Producer(s) B-kant
William "Smokey" Robinson, A. Cleveland
Platenlabel
Tamla Motown
Catalogusnr
5C 006-91 787
Hoogste positie UK
1
Hoogste positie US
1
Album
The Tears Of A Clown
Songtekst
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.
Ah 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.
Oh yeah baby
Now if I appear to be carefree,
It's only to camouflage my sadness.
In order 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
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
Really I'm sad
Hurtin' so bad
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