Just Like Marilyn

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[Verse 1]
First time we see her
She's only sixteen
She already has that careless look
Yet it's already there
In her windblown hair
In the faded photograph
With another millionaire
It's a dog-eared photograph
With a lipstick grin
Stiffly posed just like a
Stylish mannequin

[Chorus]
But there's something familiar in her smile
You look at her a while
Don't it make you feel like a kid again?
Oh, Lordy when she used to come and play
It was Sunday everyday
She used to dress and act that way
To be like Marilyn
Just like Marilyn

[Verse 2]
Years quickly go by
Appearances change
Only in films do they stay the same
But I think it's her over there
In the spotlight's glare
In this old Ramada Inn bar
Singing "All In Love Is Fair"
In this overstuffed naugahyde lounge
With the organ thin
Trying to sound just like
A singing violin

[Chorus]
But there's something familiar in her style
And if you listen for a while
Can't you hear a heart that is genuine?
Oh, Lordy when she used to come and play
It was Sunday everyday
She threw the rest of life away
To be like Marilyn
Just like Marilyn

It was Sunday every day
She threw the rest of life away
To be like Marilyn
Just like Marilyn
Marilyn...

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Taken directly from album liner notes:
Jimmy Webb - Twilight Of The Renegades ©2005 Sanctuary Records