Only the Good Die Young

Come out, Virginia, don't let me wait

You Catholic girls start much too late

Aw, 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

Aw, but they never told you the price that you'd 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-a 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

Aw, but that never hurt no one

So come on, Virginia, show me the sign

Send up a signal, I'll throw you the line

The stained-glass curtain you're hiding behind

Never lets in the sun

Darlin', only the good die young

Ooh-whoa, whoa, whoa-oh

I tell you only the good die young

Only the good die young

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

You've got a brand-new soul, mm, and a cross of gold

But, Virginia, they didn't give you quite enough information

You didn't count on me

When you were countin' on your rosary, oh, whoa, whoa

And they say there's a heaven for those who will wait

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-oh, oh, baby

I tell ya, only the good die young

Only the good die young

You said your mother told you all that I could give you was a reputation

Aw, she never cared for me

But did she ever say a prayer for me?

Oh-whoa, whoa

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

You Catholic girls start much too late

But sooner or later, it comes down to fate

I might as well be the one

You know that only the good die young

Tell ya, baby

You know that only the good die young

Only the good die young

Only the good

Only the good die young

Ooh-hoo, hoo, ooh-hoo

Ooh-ooh, hoo, ooh

Ooh-hoo, hoo, ooh-hoo

Ooh-ooh, hoo, ooh

Ooh-hoo, hoo, ooh-hoo

Ooh-ooh, hoo, ooh

Only the good die young

Only the good die young

Ooh-ooh, hoo, ooh-hoo