Only the Good Die Young
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About Only the Good Die Young
"Only the Good Die Young" is a song from Billy Joel's 1977 rock album "The Stranger". It was the third of four singles released from the album. "Only the Good Die Young" was controversial for its time, with the lyrics written from the perspective of a young man determined to have sex with a Catholic girl. The song was inspired by a high school crush of Joel's, Virginia Callahan. The boy/narrator believes that the girl is refusing him because she comes from a religious Catholic family and that she believes premarital sex is sinful. .
Only the Good Die Young Lyrics
[00:14.45] Come out, Virginia, don't let me wait
[00:17.53] You Catholic girls start much too late
[00:20.52] Aw, but sooner or later, it comes down to fate
[00:23.94] I might as well be the one
[00:26.70] Well, they showed you a statue, told you to pray
[00:30.30] They built you a temple and locked you away
[00:33.21] Aw, but they never told you the price that you'd pay
[00:36.62] For things that you might have done
[00:40.33] Only the good die young
[00:44.09] That's what I said
[00:47.28] Only the good die young
[00:50.47] Only the good die young
[00:53.35] You might-a heard I run with a dangerous crowd
[00:57.40] We ain't too pretty, we ain't too proud
[01:00.73] We might be laughing a bit too loud
[01:03.34] Aw, but that never hurt no one
[01:06.57] So come on, Virginia, show me the sign
[01:10.29] Send up a signal, I'll throw you the line
[01:13.18] The stained-glass curtain you're hiding behind
[01:16.60] Never lets in the sun
[01:19.59] Darlin', only the good die young
[01:23.46] Ooh-whoa, whoa, whoa-oh
[01:26.54] I tell you only the good die young
[01:30.39] Only the good die young
[01:33.69] You've got a nice white dress and a party on your confirmation
[01:39.33] You've got a brand-new soul, mm, and a cross of gold
[01:46.40] But, Virginia, they didn't give you quite enough information
[01:52.16] You didn't count on me
[01:55.09] When you were countin' on your rosary, oh, whoa, whoa
[01:59.17] And they say there's a heaven for those who will wait
[02:02.79] Some say it's better, but I say it ain't
[02:05.54] I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints
[02:08.90] The sinners are much more fun
[02:11.91] You know that only the good die young
[02:15.79] Oh-oh, oh, baby
[02:18.91] I tell ya, only the good die young
[02:22.82] Only the good die young
[02:27.56]
[02:38.60] You said your mother told you all that I could give you was a reputation
[02:44.34] Aw, she never cared for me
[02:47.56] But did she ever say a prayer for me?
[02:50.30] Oh-whoa, whoa
[02:51.52] Come out, come out, come out Virginia, don't let me wait
[02:55.52] You Catholic girls start much too late
[02:58.45] But sooner or later, it comes down to fate
[03:01.22] I might as well be the one
[03:04.16] You know that only the good die young
[03:08.40] Tell ya, baby
[03:11.29] You know that only the good die young
[03:14.65] Only the good die young
[03:18.08] Only the good
[03:20.99] Only the good die young
[03:24.26] Ooh-hoo, hoo, ooh-hoo
[03:27.45] Ooh-ooh, hoo, ooh
[03:30.94] Ooh-hoo, hoo, ooh-hoo
[03:34.14] Ooh-ooh, hoo, ooh
[03:36.94] Ooh-hoo, hoo, ooh-hoo
[03:39.88] Ooh-ooh, hoo, ooh
[03:43.25] Only the good die young
[03:45.82] Only the good die young
[03:50.27] Ooh-ooh, hoo, ooh-hoo
[03:52.34]
[00:17.53] You Catholic girls start much too late
[00:20.52] Aw, but sooner or later, it comes down to fate
[00:23.94] I might as well be the one
[00:26.70] Well, they showed you a statue, told you to pray
[00:30.30] They built you a temple and locked you away
[00:33.21] Aw, but they never told you the price that you'd pay
[00:36.62] For things that you might have done
[00:40.33] Only the good die young
[00:44.09] That's what I said
[00:47.28] Only the good die young
[00:50.47] Only the good die young
[00:53.35] You might-a heard I run with a dangerous crowd
[00:57.40] We ain't too pretty, we ain't too proud
[01:00.73] We might be laughing a bit too loud
[01:03.34] Aw, but that never hurt no one
[01:06.57] So come on, Virginia, show me the sign
[01:10.29] Send up a signal, I'll throw you the line
[01:13.18] The stained-glass curtain you're hiding behind
[01:16.60] Never lets in the sun
[01:19.59] Darlin', only the good die young
[01:23.46] Ooh-whoa, whoa, whoa-oh
[01:26.54] I tell you only the good die young
[01:30.39] Only the good die young
[01:33.69] You've got a nice white dress and a party on your confirmation
[01:39.33] You've got a brand-new soul, mm, and a cross of gold
[01:46.40] But, Virginia, they didn't give you quite enough information
[01:52.16] You didn't count on me
[01:55.09] When you were countin' on your rosary, oh, whoa, whoa
[01:59.17] And they say there's a heaven for those who will wait
[02:02.79] Some say it's better, but I say it ain't
[02:05.54] I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints
[02:08.90] The sinners are much more fun
[02:11.91] You know that only the good die young
[02:15.79] Oh-oh, oh, baby
[02:18.91] I tell ya, only the good die young
[02:22.82] Only the good die young
[02:27.56]
[02:38.60] You said your mother told you all that I could give you was a reputation
[02:44.34] Aw, she never cared for me
[02:47.56] But did she ever say a prayer for me?
[02:50.30] Oh-whoa, whoa
[02:51.52] Come out, come out, come out Virginia, don't let me wait
[02:55.52] You Catholic girls start much too late
[02:58.45] But sooner or later, it comes down to fate
[03:01.22] I might as well be the one
[03:04.16] You know that only the good die young
[03:08.40] Tell ya, baby
[03:11.29] You know that only the good die young
[03:14.65] Only the good die young
[03:18.08] Only the good
[03:20.99] Only the good die young
[03:24.26] Ooh-hoo, hoo, ooh-hoo
[03:27.45] Ooh-ooh, hoo, ooh
[03:30.94] Ooh-hoo, hoo, ooh-hoo
[03:34.14] Ooh-ooh, hoo, ooh
[03:36.94] Ooh-hoo, hoo, ooh-hoo
[03:39.88] Ooh-ooh, hoo, ooh
[03:43.25] Only the good die young
[03:45.82] Only the good die young
[03:50.27] Ooh-ooh, hoo, ooh-hoo
[03:52.34]
From the album: Billy Joel - Rebels
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