According to Rolling Stone, "Sting came up with the idea for [Roxanne] while wandering around the red-light district of Paris after a canceled show, wondering what it would be like to be in love with a prostitute."
What if he had been wandering around a circus and wondering what it would be like to be in love with a clown?
Roxanne
You don't have to put on the red nose
Those days are over
You don't have to seltzer friends through that rose
Roxanne
You don't have to wear those shoes tonight
Flap your feet for money
You don't have to greasepaint your face white
I loved you since you popped out
Of that tiny little car
You think you're just a fool
But I know that you're a star
I know my mind is made up
So put away your make-up
Told you once, I won't tell you again
It's a bad way
Roxanne
You don't have to put on the red nose
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