Kate Bush — Candle in the Wind

[Verse 1] Goodbye Norma Jean Though I never knew you at all You had the grace to hold yourself While those around you crawled [Verse 2] They crawled out of the woodwork And they whispered into your brain They set you on a 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 The candle burned out long before Your legend ever did [Verse 3] Loneliness was tough The toughest role you ever played Hollywood created a superstar And pain was the price you paid [Verse 4] Even when you died Oh the press still hounded you All the papers had to say Was that Marilyn was found in the nude [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 Well I would have liked to have known you But I was just a kid The candle burned out long before Your legend ever did [Bridge] Goodbye Norma Jean Though I never knew you at all Goodbye Norma Jean From the young man in the 22nd row Who sees you as something as more than sexual More than just Marilyn Monroe [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 Well I would have liked to have known you But I was just a kid The candle burned out long before Your legend ever did [Outro] Goodbye Norma Jean Goodbye Norma Jean Goodbye Goodbye Norma Jean