Goodbye Norma Jean
Though I never knew u at all
u had the grace to hold yourself
While those around u crawled
They crawled out of the woodwork
And they whispered into your brain
They set u on the treadmill
And they made u change your name
chorus
And it seems to me u 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
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Loneliness was tough
The toughest role u ever played
Hollywood created a superstar
And pain was the price u paid
Even when u died
Oh the press still hounded you
All the papers had to say
Was that Marilyn was found in the nude
[repeat chorus]
Goodbye Norma Jean
Though I never knew u at all
u had the grace to hold yourself
While those around u crawled
Goodbye Norma Jean
From the young man in the 22nd row
Who sees u as something meer than sexual
meer than just our Marilyn Monroe
Though I never knew u at all
u had the grace to hold yourself
While those around u crawled
They crawled out of the woodwork
And they whispered into your brain
They set u on the treadmill
And they made u change your name
chorus
And it seems to me u 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
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Loneliness was tough
The toughest role u ever played
Hollywood created a superstar
And pain was the price u paid
Even when u died
Oh the press still hounded you
All the papers had to say
Was that Marilyn was found in the nude
[repeat chorus]
Goodbye Norma Jean
Though I never knew u at all
u had the grace to hold yourself
While those around u crawled
Goodbye Norma Jean
From the young man in the 22nd row
Who sees u as something meer than sexual
meer than just our Marilyn Monroe