It seems to me you've lived your life
Oh, the press still hounded you
I would have liked to have known you
Your candle burned out long before
While those around you crawled
Loneliness was tough
Oh, but I was just a kid
Goodbye Norma Jean
They crawled out of the woodwork
The toughest role you ever played
More than just our Marilyn Monroe
But I was just a kid
Your legend ever did
Never knowing who to cling to
I would have liked to have known you
Was that Marilyn was found in the nude
I would have liked to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your legend never did
While those around you crawled
Like a candle in the wind
Though I never knew you at all
Never knowing who to cling to
Like a candle in the wind
Your candle burned out long before
All that papers had to say
Hollywood created a superstar
You had the grace to hold yourself
It seems to me you've lived your life
But I was just a kid
Never knowing who to cling to
And they whispered into your brain
Your candle burned out long before
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to have known you
When the rain set in
Your legend ever did
And pain was the price you paid
And they made you change your name
Who sees you as something more than sexual
Your candle burned out long before
Goodbye Norma Jean
When the rain set in
Even when you died
You had the grace to hold yourself
From a young man in the twenty second row
It seems to me you've lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
They said you on the treadmill
