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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

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

So, 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

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...

You know that 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 that only the good die young

Tell you baby

You know that only the good die young

Only the good die young

Only the good

Only the good die young