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DISC3​-​HENWAY​-​21 A Lost Clown -​`​91 (bonus track)

from Club Glee (box set) by Mitch Friedman

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A LOST CLOWN

I slowly shuffle along the street
Red oversized shoes on my feet
Caked facial makeup streaks from the heat
My baggy polka-dotted pants are sagging
'cause they're soiled

All kinds of circus freaks pass me by
and enter buildings that scrape the sky
They're really not that different than I,
except they have a place to eat and sleep
which makes them spoiled

I'm a lost clown
can somebody help me?
Somebody help me to find my way around
I'll wear a frown until somebody tells me
where to find the children
who will laugh at me in this town

I juggle soda cans for a dime
or even do some tired, old mime
Most anything to pass the time
until Mr. Ringling and his brothers come to find me

My head still hurts from when I was mugged
by a pack of screaming thugs who were drugged
They crushed my pompom hat and I'm bugged
but I've got my bloodied bow tie
and bent horn just to remind me


I'm a lost clown
can somebody help me?
Somebody help me to find my way around
I'll wear a frown until somebody tells me
where to find the children
who will laugh at me in this town

A city sidewalk isn't where to do a pratfall
unless your curly wig can help you tune-out catcalls
This is one unfriendly big top
The ringleaders all dress as cops
Trapeze accidents happen all day

I am devoted to entertain
A day without applause causes pain,
but no one claps on a subway train
Why are people so afraid to express enjoyment?

Birthday parties are everywhere. . .
The sights and sounds of a country fair. . .
These memories are too much to bear
for a circus type whose biggest gripe
is hopeless unemployment

I'm a lost clown
can somebody help me?
Somebody help me to find my way around
I'll wear a frown until somebody tells me
where to find the children
who will laugh at me in this town

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from Club Glee (box set), released April 5, 2002

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Mitch Friedman New York, New York

One-man band purveyor of quirky pop in a variety of styles, some made up.

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