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The Miracles - Hit History, Volume 16: 1970 - The Tears of a Clown
Hit History, Volume 16: 1970
01. She Likes Weeds
02. I Think I Love You
03. I'll Be There
04. I Hear You Knocking
05. Tickatoo
06. Where Have I Been Wrong
07. Knock Three Times
08. Smile
09. American Women
10. The Tears of a Clown
11. When I'm Dead and Gone
12. War
13. Ain't No Mountain High Enough
14. The Wonder of You
15. Something
16. It's Impossible
17. Indiana Wants Me
18. Amazing Grace
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

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