Just Like Pagliacci Did, I Try To

Put Your Trust In Me, Let This Love Be. This Is For Real, Let Time Stand Still.

My Uncle Claude Was My Favorite Uncle He Was Also My Godfather. He And I Were Really, Really Close. He Used To Take Me To See Cowboy Movies All The Time When I Was A Little Boy Because I Loved Cowboy Movies. He Got A Cowboy Name For Me, Which Was Smokey Joe. So From The Time I Was Three Years Old If People Asked Me What My Name Was I Didn't Tell Them My Name Was William, I Told Them My Name Was Smokey Joe.

If I Just Gave You A Piece Of Paper With The Lyrics Written Down On It, It Would Mean Something To You. It Would Tell You A Story.

Just Like Pagliacci Did, I Try To Keep My Surface Hid. Smiling In The Crowd I Try, But In A Lonely Room I Cry.

It Kills Me To See People Think That, Show Business Is Sex, Drugs And Rock And Roll. And I Have What You Call A Meet And Greet. I Do It Before The Show. But When I Was Doing It After The Show Especially, There Would Be People Who Would Come Back And Said, Ok, Smoke, Where's The Party?