Come out Virginia, don't let 'em waitYou Catholic girls start much too lateAw! But sooner or later it comes down to fateOh I might as well be the one
Well, they showed you a statue, told you to prayThey built you a temple and locked you awayAw! But they never told you the price that you'd payFor things that you might have doneOnly the good die youngThat's what I said!Only the good die youngOnly the good die young
You might have heard I run with a dangerous crowdWe ain't too pretty we ain't too proudWe might be laughing a bit too loudAw! But that never hurt no one
So come on Virginia show me a signSend up a signal and I'll throw you the lineThe stained-glass curtain you're hiding behindNever lets in the sunDarlin' only the good die youngWoah!I tell yaOnly the good die youngOnly the good die young
You got a nice white dress and a party on your confirmationYou got a brand new soulMmm, and a cross of goldBut Virginia they didn't give you quite enough informationYou didn't count on meWhen you were counting on your rosary(Oh woah woah)
They say there's a heaven for those who will waitSome say it's better but I say it ain'tI'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saintsThe sinners are much more fun
You know that only the good die youngI tell yaOnly the good die youngOnly the good die young
You say your mother told you all that I could give you was a reputationAw! She never cared for meDid she ever say a prayer for me?
Oh woah woah
Come out come out come out Virginia don't let me waitYou Catholic girls start much too lateSooner or later it comes down to fateI might as well be the oneYou know that only the good die young
Tell ya baby!You know that only the good die youngOnly the good die youngOnly the goodOnly the good die young