No-One But You (Only the Good Die Young)
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No-One But You (Only the Good Die Young) Lyrics
A hand above the water
An angel reachin' for the sky
Is it raining in Heaven?
Do you want us to cry?
And everywhere the brokenhearted
On every lonely avenue
No one could reach them
No one but you
[Chorus: Brian May]
One by one
Only the good die young
They're only flyin' too close to the sun
And life goes on
Without you
[Verse 2: Roger Taylor]
Another tricky situation
I get to drowning in the blues
And I find myself thinkin'
Well, what would you do? (Ooh)
Yes, it was such an operation (Ooh)
Forever payin' every due (Ooh)
Hell, you made a sensation (You made a sensation)
You found a way through (You found a way through)
One by one
Only the good die young
They're only flyin' too close to the sun
We'll remember
Forever
[Verse 3: Brian May]
And now the party must be over
I guess we'll never understand
The sense of your leaving
Was in 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 saying goodbye
[Chorus: Roger Taylor & Brian May]
And it's one by one
Only the good die young
They're only flyin' too close to the sun
[Outro: Brian May & Roger Taylor]
Crying for nothin'
Crying for no one
No one but you
About
Many consider “No-One But You (Only the Good Die Young)” to be the last Queen song-proper, albeit without Freddie Mercury, who died in 1991. The three remaining Queen members pay homage to the deceased frontman in this 1997 single, written by guitarist Brian May. Shortly after this song’s release, bassist John Deacon quietly retired.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
The album cover to posthumous-Freddie Queen album MadeInHeaven explains it, as in the famous statue of Freddie in Montreux, Switzerland.
Freddie’s arm, and hand, appear to be above the water, depending on the angle.
Quite strange. We’re without Freddie the whole time and it’s taking a lot of time getting used to it. This was originally intended not to happen. The song was just there. It is only because Roger and John reacted to the song and said they wanna do it. I have to say it was very good. It was very magical really. I think we felt like Freddie was there in spirit, because the song is about him anyway. And there are lots of little trademarks in there. There are lots of little quotes, which are very Queen-like, very Freddie like.
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- 5.Bicycle Race
- 8.Save Me
- 10.Somebody to Love
- 11.Now I’m Here
- 13.Play the Game
- 14.Flash’s Theme
- 16.We Will Rock You
- 18.A Kind of Magic
- 19.Under Pressure
- 20.Radio Ga Ga
- 21.I Want It All
- 23.Innuendo
- 24.It’s a Hard Life
- 25.Breakthru
- 27.Headlong
- 28.The Miracle
- 31.Hammer to Fall
- 34.One Vision
- 37.Barcelona
- 39.Somebody to Love
- 43.Driven by You
- 45.Let Me Live
- 49.No-One But You (Only the Good Die Young)
