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
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
I would have liked
To known you
But I was just a kid
Your 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
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
I would have liked
To known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle
Burned out
Long before
Your legend ever did
Goodbye Norma Jean
Though I never
Knew you at all
You had the grace
To hold yourself
While those
Around you crawled
Goodbye Norma Jean
From the young man
In the 22nd row
Who see you
As something
More than sexual
More than just
Our Marilyn Monroe
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
Candle burned out
Long before
Your legend ever did
I would have liked
To have known you
But oh.. I was
Just a kid
Candle burned out
Long before
Your legend ever did