Candle In The Wind

	Goodbye Norma Jean
	Though I never knew you at all
	You had the grace to hold yourself
	While those around you crawled

	They crawled out of the woodwork
	And they whispered into your brain
	They set you on a treadmill
	And they made you change your name

		And it seems to me you lived your life
		Like a candle in the wind
		Never knowing who to cling to
		When the rain set in
		And I would have liked to have known you
		But I was just a kid
		The candle burned out long before
		Your legend ever did

	Loneliness was tough
	The toughest role you ever played
	Hollywood created a superstar
	And pain was the price you paid

	Even when you died
	Oh the press still hounded you
	All the papers had to say
	Was that Marilyn was found in the nude

		And it seems to me you lived your life
		Like a candle in the wind
		Never knowing who to cling to
		When the rain set in
		Well I would have liked to have known you
		But I was just a kid
		The candle burned out long before
		Your legend ever did

	Goodbye Norma Jean
	Though I never knew you at all
	Goodbye Norma Jean
	From the young man in the 22nd row
	Who sees you as something as more than sexual
	More than just Marilyn Monroe

		And it seems to me you lived your life
		Like a candle in the wind
		Never knowing who to cling to
		When the rain set in
		Well I would have liked to have known you
		But I was just a kid
		The candle burned out long before
		Your legend ever did

	Goodbye Norma Jean
	Goodbye Norma Jean
	Goodbye
	Goodbye Norma Jean


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