The Clown

(Agerlin)

Em

On a unicycle the clown goes on

                                                D

Roars of laughter the sound of fun turns down

Em

The show is over, applause has stopped

                                                 D

Another place another show to set up alone

                                G         A                          D 

His face was smiling kindly all made of paint

                                G         A                          D 

Expresses his weak hope slightly covered in pain

 G         A                                                       D     F#7 BM 

His tears of laughter were sometimes tears in vain

G A

But to the crowd, he was the same

I was on stage when she gave me a son

Result of love, the very first one

I was on stage until the day she died

Did my job with tear filled eyes, she was gone

I knew the time had come, it didn’t take long

My hope that doc mistook it, just turned out wrong

My cry for help was like an unwritten song

I never said these words before

From this day he will always cry

His face will smile not follow his mind which will cry

Can’t tell the people, he is just like them

His thoughts remind him of her again and again

But they will never know, will never get so close to see

He’s just like you and me

Can’t you see?