1. 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 R1: One by one Only the good die young The're only flyin' too close to the sun And life goes on Without you... 2. Another Tricky Situation I get drownin' 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 R2: One by one Only the Good die young The're only flyin' too close to the sun We'll remember - Forever... 3. 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 R3: 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