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
Songinfo
Artiest(en)
A-kant Titel
The Tears Of A Clown
A-kant Lengte
2:59
A-kant Componist(en)
H. Cosby, W. Robinson, S. Judkens
A-kant Producer(s)
William "Smokey" Robinson, A. Cleveland
B-kant titel
I Second That Emotion
B-kant lengte
2:39
B-kant componist(en)
W. Robinson, A. Cleveland
B-kant producer(s)
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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