Come out Virginia, don't let me wait

You Catholic girls start much too late

Oh 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

Oh 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

Oh but that never hurt no one



So come on Virginia show me a sign

Send up a signal and 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

Whoaa oooh oooh

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

Hmmm and a cross of gold

But Virginia they didn't give you quite enough information

You didn't count on me

When you were counting on your rosary

Whoaa oooh oh



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

whoaa oooh baby hey

I tell you

Only the good die young

Only the good die young



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

Oh she never cared for me

But did she ever say a prayer for me?

Whoa whoaa oh



Come out come out come out Virgina dont 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,

You know that only the good die young



I'm telling you baby

You know that only the good die young

Only the good die young

Only the good

Only the good die young