Only the Good Die Young

Lyrics

[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