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 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, but that never hurt no one So come on Virginia show me a sign Send up a signal I'll throw you the line The stained-gla** curtain you're hiding behind Never lets in the sun, darlin' only the good die young That's right, 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, ooh, 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 Oh woah woah 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... Darlin' only the good die young, that's right 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 She never cared for me, did she ever say a prayer for me? oh wo wo Come out come out come out Virgina don't let me wait You Catholic girls start much too late Sooner or later it comes down to fate I wanna be the one, darlin' you know only the good die young That's what I said, only the good die young, only the good die young Only the gooooooooooooooood, ooh ooh ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh ooh oooooooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh, ooh, ooh