Only The Good Die Young Lyrics

Me First & The Gimme Gimmes Only The Good Die Young

come out virginia, don't let me wait catholic girls start much too late but sooner or later it comes down to fate i might as well be the one well 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 you would pay for things that you might have done only the good die young [x4] 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 would 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 and only the good die young only the good die young [x3] you got a nice white dress and a party on your confirmation you got a brand new soul and cross of gold but virginia they didn't give you quite enough information you didn't count on me, when you consider drive insane on me they say there's a heaven for those who'll wait some say it's better but i say it ain't i'd rather laugh with the butcher than cry with the saints smokers have much more fun and only the good die young only the good die young [x3] yeah! you say your mother said that all that i could give you was a reputation she never cared for me, but did she ever say a prayer for me? well come out, come out, virginia don't let me wait catholic girls start much too late sooner or later it comes down to fate i might as well be the one only the good die young [x4] only the good, yeah only the good die young [x3] yeah! yeah! yeah! yeah! Huh.