marilyn monroe / neon and waltzes

the sun will stop shinin'

hearts will stop poundin'

the screen is so lonely tonight

the men are out prayin'

the women are sayin'

she died for the loss of her prime

and lived on dimaggio time

farewell you old tinsel city

with your waltz in the mornin'

and your neon at night

i've bathed in your loneliness

drank of your wine

i lived on dimaggio time

hearts felled to paradise still rest in her eyes

she was no fading light

hot night in august

so long to the goddess

america's fatherless child"