Sad Clown

Falling in love is part of the human condition. Stick around long enough and you won’t be able to avoid it! If you’re lucky, sometimes you fall in love with the right people. Other times, the wrong ones come along and we get hooked and even though we might have ‘clicked’ in many ways, when we look back we often find that there were red-flags everywhere warning us this was not ‘the one’. The aftermath of a particularly bad relationship for me, left me bitter and reflecting on what I could have done to avoid it. I started off thinking;

“When I fall in love next time…” – I’ll do this and that, and won’t make the same mistakes again.

I’m happy to report that I did learn from those mistakes. And that experience, while hard at the time, inspired this song. So I’m very grateful for it! If you’re recovering from a bad relationship, hang in there, things will turn around for you too. – Stevie J

Lyric Video


SAD CLOWN

Stevie J Mayer

And when I fall in love next time
I’ll know just what to say, hey
Won’t give it all away, I’ll keep them guessing

I’ll see it coming miles away
And play those silly games
Pretend that I don’t care
Laugh and dance and sing
And commit to nothing

But still my mind plays tricks on me
Forever saying there
There’s the one for you
She could do no wrong
And I fall for it too

But I can’t keep holding on to something I might never have
I might never have someone again it’s true
And I can’t keep chasin’ after rainbows that I’ll never catch
You think I’ll ever find a match quite like you?

And when she calls I won’t be there
I’ll have some place to go
Somewhere I’ve got to be
A friend from out-of-town
Just dropped in on me

It’s hard when your romantic side
Just pops up unannounced
And sits right on your sleeve
Like some awkward friend
Who don’t know when to leave

But I can’t keep holding on to something I might never have
Yeah I might never have someone again it’s true
And I can’t keep chasin’ after rainbows that I’ll never catch
You think I’ll ever find a match quite like you?

I’ll see her on the other side
Where maybe there’s no rules
To have to figure out
No mask to wear around
A place for this sad clown

‘Cos I can’t keep holding on to something I might never have
Yeah I might never have someone again it’s true
And I can’t keep chasin’ after rainbows that I’ll never catch
You think I’ll ever find a match, quite like you?

There’s no easy way to get out of this
There’s no trap door
There’s no easy way it’s so hit and miss
When you’re flat on the floor

There’s no easy way to get out of this
It’s so hit and miss
When you’re flat on the floor
Ooh yeah

Credits
Pre released June 16, 2024
All instruments and vocals by Stevie J Mayer
Recorded at Tempoetic
© Copyright. All rights reserved
Words & Music by Stephen James Maher
ISRC: AU-K4L-23-00108
One stop licensing available