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
The toughest role you ever played
Hollywood created a superstar
And pain was the price you paid
Oh, the press still hounded you
All the papers had to say
Was that Marilyn was found in the nude
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawled
From the young man in the twenty
Who sees you as something
More than just our Marilyn Monroe
seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
And I would've liked to known you
Your candle burned out long before
Your candle burned out long before
