"Candle in the Wind" by Elton John

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 the treadmill
And they made you change your name

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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
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

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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 twenty second row
Who sees you as
Something more than sexual
More than just our Marilyn Monroe

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Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did