Adam Lambert

Songwriter: Smokey Robinson Marv Tarplin Warren “Pete” Moore

{Intro}

[Verse 1]
People say I'm the life of the party
'Cause I make a joke or two
Although I might be laughing loud and hearty
Deep inside I'm blue

[Chorus]
So take a good look at my face
You'll see my smile looks out of place
If you look closer, it's easy to trace
The tracks of my tears
I need you (need you)
Need you (need you)

[Verse 2]
Since you left me, if you see me with somebody else
Seeming like I'm having fun, yeah
Although they might be cute, there's just no substitute
Because you're the only permanent one

[Chorus]
So take a good look at my face
You'll see my smile looks out of place
If you look closer, it's easy to trace
The tracks of my tears
I need you (need you)
Need you (need you)

[Bridge]
(Outside) Outside, I'm masquerading
(Inside) Inside, my hope is fading
(Just a clown) Just a clown, oh yeah, since you put me down
My smile is my make up I wear since my break up with you

[Chorus]
So take a good look at my face
You'll see my smile looks out of place
Yeah, If you look closer, it's easy to trace
The tracks of my tears
So take a good look at my face
You'll see my smile looks out of place
If you look closer, it's easy to trace
The tracks of my tears

In 2009, Adam Lambert came to prominence after becoming the runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol. After signing with 19 Entertainment in a joint venture with RCA Records, he released his debut studio album For Your Entertainment in 2009; it debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 with 198,000 copies in first-week sales, and reached the top 10 in several countries. Its singles “For Your Entertainment”, “Whataya Want from Me” and “If I Had You” also became international successes.

Soon after the album release, he headlined a worldwide concert tour, Glam Nation, the first American Idol contestant to do so in the year following his Idol season. Lambert took executive producer credit and was a principal writer on his second studio album, Trespassing, released in May 2012, to critical acclaim. It made its debut in the number one spot on the Billboard 200 album chart. Lambert made music history as the first openly gay artist to achieve this top charting position.

In 2015, Lambert released his third album, The Original High, which debuted at #3 on the U.S. Billboard 200.

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