Everybody Loves A ClownGary Lewis and the PlayboysWritten by Gary Lewis, Snuff Garrett, and Leon RussellPeak chart position # 4 in 1965Everybody loves a clown, so why don't you?Everybody laughs at the things I say and doThey all laugh when they see me comin'But you don't laugh, you just go home runnin'Everybody loves a clown, so why can't you?A clown has feelings, tooI joke around at a party when you are thereBut you don't laugh, you don't look, you just don't careIf you wonder why this clown is cryin'Look a little closer, inside I'm dyin'It's not easy to be in love, you seeWhen you're a clown like me'I don't know how to say that I love you'cause you would smile and say "Tell a joke or two"Yes, I'm a clown but I don't wanna beWhy can'tcha see the other side of me?Guess I'll be the guy who plays the partOf a clown with a broken heartDreamin' of your love and not knowing where to startDreamin' of your love and not knowin' where to startFADEDreamin' of your love and not knowin' where to start
