The Clown Lyrics - Rough Silk

now that the show is over 

and the people have all gone 

I face the final curtain 

it's just the same old song 

I make 'em laugh - I make 'em cry 

dream on loud until I die alone 

with a heart of stone? 

I'm pushing every fader 

for tenderness and fame 

another masquerader 

and noone left to blame 

the tears inside - the burning rains 

I have to hide - my smile remains 

as long as walls come tumbling down 

the world always needs a clown 

I know the world keeps spinning round 

and round and round again 

I catch the flames of yesterday 

and I do the best I can 

well, I'm the entertainer 

a poet in the ring 

some call me a joker 

and some like to hear me sing 

the world always needs a clown