Album Name

The Essential

Artist

Billy Joel

Genre

POP

Release Date

2003.08.01

Release Agency

Sony Music

Only The Good Die Young - Billy Joel
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
thats what i said
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
Darlin' only the good die young
i tell ya only the good die young
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
Sinners are much more fun
you know that only
the good die young
oh woah baby i tell ya
only the good die young
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
virgina dont let me wait
the catholic girls start
much too late
sooner or later it comes
down to fate
i might as well be the one
u know that only
the good die young
i'm telling u baby
only the good die young
only the good die young
only the good
only the good die young