Only The Good Die Young

Come out Virginia
Don't let me me wait
You Catholic girls
Start much too late

Ah, but sooner or later
It comes down to fate
I might as well be the one

Well, they showed you a statue
And told you to pray
They built you a temple
And locked you away

Ah, but they never told you
The price that you pay
For things that you might have done

Well, 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
Ah, 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-glass curtain
You're hiding behind
Never lets in the sun

And, darlin', only the good die young
Woah oh oh oh oh
I tell ya, 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

Woah oh oh 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
Woah oh oh, baby
I tell ya, only the good die young
Only the good die young

You say 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

Woah oh oh oh

Come out, come out, 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

You know that only the good die young
Tell ya baby
You know that only the good die young
Only the good die young

Only the good
Only the good die young
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh

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