Only the Good Die Young

Come out Virginia don't let me wait

Catholic girls start much too late

But sooner or later it comes down to fate

I might as well be the one

Well they showed you a statue and told you to pray

They built you a temple and locked you away

But they never told you the price you would pay

For things that you might have done

Only the good die young [Repeat: x 4]

You might have heard I run with a dangerous crowd

We ain't too pretty we ain't too proud

We might be laughing a bit too loud

But that would never hurt no one

Come on Virginia show me a sign

Send up a signal I'll throw you the line

The stained-glass curtain you're hiding behind

Never lets in the sun

And only the good die young

Only the good die young [Repeat: x 3]

You got a nice white dress and a party on your confirmation

You got a brand new soul and a cross of gold

But Virginia they didn't give you quite enough information

You never count on me, when you considered trying sodomy

They say there's a heaven for those who'll wait

Some say it's better but I say it ain't

I'd rather laugh with the punks than cry with the saints

Smokers have much more fun

And only the good die young

Only the good die young [Repeat: x 3]

Yeah!

You say your mother told you all that I could give you was some mild abrasions

She never cared for me, but did she ever say a prayer for me

Come out, come out, Virginia don't let me wait

Catholic girls start much too late

Sooner or later it comes down to fate

I might as well be the one

Only the good die young [Repeat: x 4]

Only the good, yeah

Only the good die young [Repeat: x 3]

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Huh!