Come out Virginia don't let me wait

Catholic girls start much too late

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

But they never told you the price you would pay

For things that you might have done



Only the good die young (4 times)



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 would never hurt no one



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 only the good die young

Only the good die young (3 times)



You got a nice white dress and a party on your confirmation

You got a brand new soul and a cross of gold

But Virginia they didn't give you quite enough information

You never count on me, when you considered trying sodomy



They say there's a heaven for those who'll wait

Some say it's better but I say it ain't

I'd rather laugh with the punks than cry with the saints

Smokers have much more fun



And only the good die young

Only the good die young (3 times)

Yeay!



You say your mother told you all that I could give you was some mild abrasions

She never cared for me, but did she ever say a prayer for me



Come out, come out, Virginia don't let me wait

Catholic girls start much too late

Sooner or later it comes down to fate

I might as well be the one



Only the good die young (4 times)



Only the good, yeah

Only the good die young (3 times)



Yeay! Yeay! Yeay! Yeay! Huh