He was only seventeen When he first lost his soul We were walking down the road But he was kind of cold I already felt so old When I was just fifteen There is something more than gold I can not buy with money But do I have to pay to cry over you How I wish I'd never tried to please anyone I've met How I wish I'd never tried to chase something I'll never get Oh how I wish I'd never tried, tried to fly I realised I was born a clown But it's too late to know I perform but there's no audience Should I go on with the show Who will like a clown that frowns a silly girl like me If you know please write it down and send a list to me But will there be any names at all on this list How I wish I'd never said those words that made myself sad How I wish I'd never done the things I knew I would regret Oh how I wish I'd never tried, tried to fly