Come out, Virginia, don't let me wait Your Catholic girls start much too late Ah, but sooner or later it comes down to fate Our piety's where we'll 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 I never hurt no one So come on, Virginia, show me a sign Send up a signal, I'll throw you a line Stained glass curtain you're hiding behind Never lets in the sun Darling, only the good die young 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 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 Yeah, 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 Say, your mother told me all that I could give you was a reputation Ah, she never cared for me But did she ever say a prayer for me? Oh, oh, oh, come out, come out, come out, Virginia, don't let me wait The Catholic girls start much too late Sooner or later it comes down to fate My mother's world will 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 Only the good Only the good die young Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Only the good die young Only the good die young © transcript Emily Beynon