CANDLE IN THE WIND Written by Sir Elton John / Bernie Taupin
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 Then set you on the 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 like to have to know you But I was just a kid Your candle burned out long before Your legend ever did.
Loveliness was tough The toughest role you ever played Hollywood created a superstar And the pain was the price yoou paid Even when you died The press still hounded you All the papers had to say Was that Marilyn was found in the nude
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 sees you as something more than sexual More than just our Marily Monroe