Come out Virginia, don't let me wait.
You Catholic girls start much too late.
Ah, but sooner or later it comes down to fate.
I might as well be the one.
Well,
they showed you a statue,
told you to pray.
They built you a temple and locked you away.
Ah,
but they never told you the price that you
pay for things that you might have done.
Only the good die young.
That's what I said.
Only the good die young.
Only the good die young.
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.
Ah, but that never hurt no one.
So come on Virginia, show me your signs.
Send up a signal, I'll throw you the lines.
Stained glass curtain you're hiding behind.
Never let sin the sun.
Darling, only the good die young.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
I tell you, only the good die young.
Only the good die young.
You got a nice white dress and a party on your confirmation.
You got a brand new soul and a cross of gold.
Ah,
Virginia,
they didn't give you quite enough information.
You didn't count on me when you were counting on your rosary.
Oh,
and they say there's a heaven for those who will wait.
And some say it's better, but
I say it ain't.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints.
The sinners
are much more fun.
You know that only the good die young.
Oh, baby.
I tell you, only
the good die young.
Only the good die young.
Said your mother told me all that I could give you was a reputation.
Oh, she never cared
for me.
Did she ever say a prayer for me?
Oh,
come out,
come out,
come out,
Virginia,
don't let me wait.
Your Catholic girl start much too late.
Sooner or later it comes down to fate.
I might as well be the one.
You know that only the good die young.
I tell you,
baby,
you know that only the good die young.
Only the good die young.