only the good die young

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

They showed you a statue and told you to pray
They built you a temple and locked you away
But they never told you the price that you pay
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 prety we ain't too proud
We might be laughing a bit too loud
Ah but that never hurt no one

So come on, Virginia, show me a sign
Send up a signal, I'll throw you a line
The stained-glass curtain you're hiding behind
Never lets in the sun
Darling, only the good die young

Wh-whoa whoa whoa-oa baby
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
Mmm 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-oh-oh

They say there's a heaven for those who will wait
And 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

Whoa-oa-oa baby
I tell you only the good die young
Only the good die young

You said you mother told you all that I could you was a reputation
Aw, she never cared for me
But did she ever say a prayer for me?

Oh, oh, come out, 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
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 goo-ood
Only the good die young.
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