Everybody Loves A Clown

Everybody Loves A Clown Gary Lewis and the Playboys Written by Gary Lewis, Snuff Garrett, and Leon Russell Peak chart position # 4 in 1965 Everybody loves a clown, so why don't you? Everybody laughs at the things I say and do They 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, too I joke around at a party when you are there But you don't laugh, you don't look, you just don't care If you wonder why this clown is cryin' Look a little closer, inside I'm dyin' It's not easy to be in love, you see When 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 want to be Why can'tcha see the other side of me? Guess I'll be the guy who plays the part Of a clown with a broken heart Dreamin' of your love and not knowing where to start Dreamin' of your love and not knowin' where to start FADE Dreamin' of your love and not knowin' where to start