Jeers of a Clown

Always wanna be the one
To fall on his ass
Never scared to take a dive
In the name of a gas
"Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke"
Could probably find a worse creed
But a joke ain't what they want
Maybe a fuck is what they need

When the rubber nose ain't bouncing right
When the huge shoes start feeling tight
My knee-slap becomes a sideswipe
That's when I face the jeers of a clown

The times I drank too much
The old advice don't wash
"Be a clown, be a clown,"
But man, not when you're sloshed
I really really meant it
When I said your hair was nice
Seems my former friends
Are forgetting my serious side

When the rubber nose ain't bouncing right
When the huge shoes start feeling tight
My knee-slap becomes a sideswipe
That's when I face the jeers of a clown

Keeping them in stitches
Kind of takes on a whole new twist
When that dork didn't get the joke
When I called his ho a bitch
Yeah the lessons I learned today
I learned way too late
Seems for every punchline I hit
I take one to the face

When the rubber nose ain't bouncing right
When the huge shoes start feeling tight
My knee-slap becomes a sideswipe
That's when I face the jeers of a clown