I tried hard to reach you
I tried hard to understand
Where I was going wrong

I tried too hard
All the days I made you laugh
I thought I was halfways there

Now it seems that halfways
Is nowhere


The comedy is over
The curtains are down
I will no longer be seen

To be playing the clown
A smile is a frown
Upside down


And now I've learned that laughter
Will never be enough

To bring happiness you need
To be selfless
Which is one thing

That you can never be
Look how you used me to
Make you happy


The comedy is over
The curtains are down

I will no longer be seen
To be playing the clown
A smile is a frown

Upside down

And, this clown doesn't feel like joking

This clown isn't very funny
This clown will have one last laugh


The comedy is over
The curtains are down
I will no longer be seen

To be playing the clown
A smile is a frown
I'm not playing the clown

This smile's not a frown
Upside down