Nanci Griffith - Marilyn Monroe/Neon and Waltzes lyrics

Sun will stop shinin' and
Hearts will stop poundin'
The screen is so lonely tonight
The men are out prayin' and
The women are sayin'
She died for the loss of her
Prime and lived on DiMaggio time

So 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
And I lived on DiMaggio time

And hearts felled to paradise still
Rest in her eyes she was no fading light

Oh, hot night in August
So long to the goddess
America's fatherless child
Immortal's forever, the queen of the camera
The master of winkin' a smile
And leaving her shadow behind

So 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
And I lived on DiMaggio time

Well, 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
And I lived on DiMaggio time