Only the Good Die Young

[Verse 1]

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

[Verse 2]

Well, they showed you a statue and told you to pray

Built you a temple and locked you away

They never told you the price you would pay

For things that you might have done

[Chorus]

Only the good die young

Only the good die young

Only the good die young

Only the good die young

[Verse 3]

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 never hurt no one

[Verse 4]

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

[Chorus]

And only the good die young

Only the good die young

Only the good die young

Only the good die young

[Bridge 1]

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 thought of me when you considered trying sodomy

[Verse 5]

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 punks than cry with the saints

'Cause punks have much more fun

[Chorus]

Only the good die young

Only the good die young

Only the good die young

Only the good die young

[Bridge 2]

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

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

[Verse 1]

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

You Catholic girls start much too late

Sooner or later it comes down to fate

I might as well be the one

[Chorus]

Only the good die young

Only the good die young

Only the good die young

Only the good die young

[Chorus]

Only the good, yeah

Only the good die young

Only the good die young

Only the good die young