Lyrics Only the Good Die Young - Live at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY - June 1990 - Billy Joel

She's here tonight

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
Built you a temple and locked you away
But they never told you the price that you pay
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 mighta 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 let's in the sun

And darlin', only the good die young
That's what I said
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
Oh, 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
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' you know 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
Did she ever say a prayer for me?
Oh-whoa-whoa

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 wanna be the one

'Cause darlin' you know only the good die young
That's what I said
Only the good die young
Only the good die young
Only the good
Only the good die young

Ooh, ooh-hoo
Ooh-hoo, hoo

Thank you New York