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 a treadmill

They made you change your name

And it seems to me that you lived your life

Like a candle in the wind

Never knowing who to cling to

When the rain set in

And I would've liked to know you

But I was just a kid

The candle burned out long before

Your legend ever did

Loneliness is tough

The toughest role you've ever played

Hollywood created a superstar

But 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

And it seems to me that you lived your life

Like a candle in the wind

Never knowing who to cling to

When the rain set in

And I would've liked to know you

But I was just a kid

The candle burned out long before

Your legend ever did

The candle burned out long before

Your legend ever did