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 
For 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 that 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 
Darling only the good die young 
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 
But 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 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 
Sinners are much more fun 
You know that only the good die young 
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 
She never cared for me 
But did she ever say a prayer for me? 

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 only the good die young.