Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Gene Summers
Canonical path: /gene-summers/the-clown
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Clown
Read The Clown lyrics by Gene Summers on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Clown
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I'm just a clown
With a broken heart
A lonely boy
Playing a part
Others may love
And be loved in return
But a clown's love
Is never returned
Tears in my eyes
When no one can see
A smile on my lips
When you are near me
No one will know
It's only a part
I keep on playing
With a broken heart
CHORUS:
I thought that you could love me
That I had found the one
But who can love a fool
Yeah, who...who can love a clown
Tears in my eyes
When no one can see
A smile on my lips
When you are near me
No one will know
It's only a part
I keep on playing
With a broken heart
I keep on playing
With a broken heart..I keep on playing..
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Who performs "The Clown"?
Gene Summers performs "The Clown", and this lyric page sits inside the Gene Summers catalog on LyroVerse.
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