Come out, Virginia, don't let 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 taught you to pray
built you a temple and locked you away
ah but they never told you the price that you pay
the things that you might have done
darling, only the good die young, that's what I say

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 out a signal now, throw me a line
that stained glass curtain you're hiding behind
never lets in the sun
you know that 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
the sinners are much more fun
and only the good die young

Guess your mama told you all I'd ever give you was a reputation
ah she never cared for me, now 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
and only the good die young

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