Second Hand White Baby Grand

Second Hand White Baby Grand is a song featured in Bombshell sung by Marilyn Monroe on her death bed. It was orignally a song written for one of the shadow selves during the actor's studio scene because Rebecca Duvall wasn't able to handle singing it. After hearing Ivy Lynn sing it, Rebecca decidided that she wanted the song to be sung by Marilyn so it was shortened so Rebecca could handle it.

Lyrics
My mother bought it second hand from a silent movie star It was out of tune, but still I learned to play And with each note we both would smile, forgetting who we are And all the pain would simply fly away

Something second hand and broken still can make a pretty sound Even if it doesn't have a place to live Oh, the words were left unspoken when my mama came around But that second hand white baby grand still had something beautiful to give

Through missing keys and broken strings, the music was our own Until the day we said our last goodbyes The baby grand was sent away, a child all alone To pray somebody else would realize

That something second hand and broken still can make a pretty sound Even if it doesn't have a place to live Oh, the words are still unspoken now that Mama's not around But that second hand white baby grand still has something beautiful to give

For many years the music had to roam Until we found a way to find a home

So now I wake up everyday and see her standing there Just waiting for a partner to compose And I wish my mother still could hear that sound beyond compare I'll play her song 'til everybody knows

That something second hand and broken still can make a pretty sound Don't we all deserve a family, room to live? Oh, the words can't stay unspoken until everyone has found Their second-hand white baby grand that still has something beautiful to give

I still have something beautiful to give