Tears Of A Clown

Album: The Book of Souls (2015)
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  • All alone in a crowded room
    He tries to force a smile
    The smile it beamed or so it seemed
    But never reached the eyes, disguise
    Masquerading as the funny man do they despise

    The false smile maketh of the man
    Glass empty or half full
    Try to make some sense or sorrows drown
    All looks well on the outside
    Underneath the solemn truth
    There's something that inside has died
    Tomorrow comes tomorrow goes
    But the cloud remains the same
    Wonder why he's feeling down
    Tears of a clown
    Maybe it's all just for the best
    Lay his weary head to rest
    Was forever feeling drowned
    Tears of a clown

    Who motivates the motivator
    Facade it has to go
    He knows it sooner or later
    Smile for cameras all okay
    But tomorrow is another day he must get through

    He had a longer way to run
    Or so the story goes
    Life full of fun where did it go
    We saw the sadness in his eyes
    It came as no surprise
    And now of course we'll never know
    Tomorrow comes tomorrow goes
    But the cloud remains the same
    Wonder why he's feeling down
    Tears of a clown
    Maybe it's all just for the best
    Lay his weary head to rest
    Was forever feeling drowned
    Tears of a clown

    Tomorrow comes tomorrow goes
    But the cloud remains the same
    Wonder why he's feeling down
    Tears of a clown
    Maybe it's all just for the best
    Lay his weary head to rest
    Was forever feeling down
    Tears of a clown
    Tears of a clown
    Tears of a clown
    Oh
    Tears of a clown Writer/s: Adrian Frederick Smith, Stephen Percy Harris
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • Jq from WashingtonThe line from the Smokey Robinson song actually goes "smiling in the public eye, but in my lonely room I cry..."
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