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Sandy Denny – Candle In The Wind lyrics
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

Chorus
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 the press still hounded you
All the papers had to say
Was that marilyn was found in the nude

[Chorus:]

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 just sexual
More than just our marilyn monroe

[Chorus:]
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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 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 Chorus 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 the press still hounded you All the papers had to say Was that marilyn was found in the nude [Chorus:] 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 just sexual More than just our marilyn monroe [Chorus:] Explain Request ×



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Songwriters: Bernie Taupin, Elton John
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