Who doesn't remember this once not-so-popular song?
Words and Music by
A Mickey McBride Arrangement
Original Lyrics
Verse 1
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
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 HAD BURNED OUT LONG BEFORE
YOUR LEGEND EVER DID...
Verse 2
LONELINESS WAS TOUGH,
THE TOUGHEST ROLE YOU EVER PLAYED,
HOLLYWOOD CREATED A SUPERSTAR
AND 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,
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 HAD BURNED OUT LONG BEFORE
YOUR LEGEND EVER DID...
Verse 3
GOODBYE, NORMA JEAN,
THOUGH I NEVER KNEW YOU AT ALL,
YOU HAD THE GRACE TO HOLD YOURSELF
WHILE THOSE AROUND YOU CRAWLED,
Verse 4
GOODBYE, NORMA JEAN,
FROM THE YOUNG MAN IN THE TWENTY-SECOND ROW,
WHO SEES YOU AS MORE THAN SOMETHING 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,
AND I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE KNOWN YOU,
BUT I WAS JUST A KID,
YOUR CANDLE HAD BURNED OUT LONG BEFORE
YOUR LEGEND EVER DID...
Coda
YOUR CANDLE HAD BURNED OUT LONG BEFORE
YOUR LEGEND EVER DID.
Alternate Lyrics
Goodbye England's rose
May you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart
You called out to our country
And you whispered to those in pain
Now you belong to heaven
And the stars spell out your name
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in
And your footsteps will always fall here
Along England's greenest hills
Your candle's burned out long before
Your legend ever will
Loveliness we've lost
These empty days without your smile
This torch we'll always carry
For our nation's golden child
And even though we try
The truth brings us to tears
All our words cannot express
The joy you brought us through the years
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in
And your footsteps will always fall here
Along England's greenest hills
Your candle's burned our long before
Your legend ever will
Goodbye England's rose
May you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart
Goodbye England's rose
From a country lost without your soul
Who'll miss the wings of your compassion
More than you'll ever know
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in
And your footsteps will always fall here
Along England's greenest hills
Your candle's burned out long before
Your legend ever will
Coda
Your candle's burned out long before
Your legend ever will.
Originally released in 1973, it was little known until the
tragic death of Princess Diana, when it sold 35 million
copies worldwide within 2 months and spent 14 weeks
at the top of the U.S. charts.
CANDLE IN THE WIND
Elton John and Bernie Taupin
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