Words and music by brian may
A hand above the water
an angel reaching for the sky
is it raining in heaven -
do you want us to cry?
And everywhere the broken-hearted
on every lonely avenue
no-one could reach them
no-one but you
One by one
only the good die young
they're only flying too close to the sun
and life goes on -
without you...
Another tricky situation
a get to drowin' in the blues
and i find myself thinkin'
well - what would you do?
Yes! - it was such an operation
forever paying every due
hell, you made a sensation
you found a way through - and
One by one
only the good die young
they're only flyin' too close to the sun
we'll remember -
forever...
And now the party must be over
i guess we'll never understand
the sense of your leaving
was it the way it was planned?
And so we grace another table
and raise our glasses one more time
there's a face at the window
and i ain't never, never sayin' goodbye...
One by one
only the good die young
they're only flyin' too close to the sun
cryin' for nothing
cryin' for no-one
no-one but you