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Only the Good Die Young
Billy Joel
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Come out, Virginia, don't let me wait
You Catholic girls start much too late
Aw, but sooner or later, it comes down to fate
I might as well be the one
Well, they showed you a statue, told you to pray
They built you a temple and locked you away
Aw, but they never told you the price that you'd 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-a 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 the sign
Send up a signal, I'll throw you the line
The stained-glass curtain you're hiding behind
Never lets in the sun
Darlin', only the good die young
That's what I said
Only the good die young
Only the good die young
You've got a nice white dress and a party on your confirmation
You've got a brand-new soul, mm, and a cross of gold
But, Virginia, they didn't give you quite enough information
You didn't count on me
When you were countin' on your rosary, oh, whoa, whoa
And 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
Darlin' only the good die young
That's what I said
Only the good die young
Only the good die young
You said 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?
Oh-whoa, whoa
Come out, come out, come out, come out Virginia, don't let me wait
You Catholic girls start much too late
Sooner or later, it comes down to fate
I want to be the one
Cause darlin' only the good die young
That's what I said
Only the good die young
Only the good die young
Only the good
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