[Verse 1]
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

[Verse 2]
Well, they showed you a statue and told you to pray
Built you a temple and locked you away
They never told you the price you would pay
For things that you might have done

[Chorus]
Only the good die young
Only the good die young
Only the good die young
Only the good die young

[Verse 3]
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

[Verse 4]
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
[Chorus]
And only the good die young
Only the good die young
Only the good die young
Only the good die young

[Bridge 1]
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 thought of me when you considered trying sodomy

[Verse 5]
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 punks than cry with the saints
'Cause punks have much more fun

[Chorus]
Only the good die young
Only the good die young
Only the good die young
Only the good die young

[Bridge 2]
You say your mother told you all that I could give you was some mild abrasions
She never cared for me, did she ever say a prayer for me?
[Verse 1]
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

[Chorus]
Only the good die young
Only the good die young
Only the good die young
Only the good die young

[Chorus]
Only the good, yeah
Only the good die young
Only the good die young
Only the good die young