Come out, Virginia, don't let me wait Your Catholic girls start much too late But sooner or later it comes down to fate A piety's where we'll 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 the 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 I never hurt no one So come on, Virginia, show me a sign Send up a signal, I'll throw you the line Stained glass curtain you're hiding behind Never lets in the sun Darling, only the good die young 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 and a cross of gold Well, Virginia, they didn't give you quite enough information You didn't count on me when you were counting on your rosary They say there's a heaven for those who 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 I tell you, only the good die young Only the good die young . . . Said your mother told her all that I could give you was a reputation Oh, she never cared for me But did she ever say a prayer for me Oh, come out, come out, come out Virginia, don't let me wait Your 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 tell you, baby You know that only the good die young Only the good die young Only the good Only the good die young . . . Only the good die young Only the good die young . . .