The RZA Follow

Now if there's a smile
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 I'm 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

Now if I appear to be carefree
It's only to camouflage my sadness
And honey to shield my pride I try
To cover the 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

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 surface hid
Smiling in the public eye but in my lonely room I cry
The tears of a clown when there's no one around

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
I really am sad now, hurt you so bad
Turn it over down