Billy Joel - Only The Good Die Young (HQ with lyrics)

Billy Joel's 1977 "Only The Good Die Young" with lyrics below. Enjoy!

LYRICS:

Come out Virginia, don't let me wait
You Catholic girls start much too late
Ah but sooner or later it comes down to fate
I might as well, will be the one

Well they showed you a statue and told you to pray
They built you a temple and locked you away
Ah but they never told you the price that you 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 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
Ah but that never hurt noone

So come on Virginia show me a sign
Send up a signal I'll throw you a line
That stained glass curtain you're hiding behind
Never lets in the sun

Darlin only the good die young
I tell you only the good die young
Only the good die young

You get 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 counting on your rosary
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

You know that only the good die young
I tell you only the good die young
Only the good die young

You said your mother told you
All I could give you was a reputation
Ah she never cared for me
But did she ever say a prayer for me?

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 might as well, will be the one
You know that only the good die young
Tell you baby
You know that only the good die young

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[Cerise4697]

Glee, don't you DARE ruin this song for me. Anyone who says Glee was the original will receive a hearty salute from my middle finger. xP

[humboldtus]

Now hang on a minute. Do you mean the MTV of today? They don't play music anymore, just crappy reality TV (like most every other cable station unfortunately). If you mean the MTV of years ago that actually was Music Television, well I disagree. I loved MTV back in the old days. Blame corporate radio and the 1996 de-regulation that allowed business to own as many stations as they want. Music started going to hell shortly after IMO. Not that I don't like some of today's music.

[ChihuahuaboyDH]

This was a featured track on "American Top 40 - The '70s" (from June 24th, 1978), & was the #30 song.

Bravo, William Martin Joel!

[Fletcher Haggins]

your not trying hard enough!



[MICHAEL LAWSON]

I AGREE WITH Cerise4697 on this one , ONE OF THE BEST !!!

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[Fatima Ricci]

Che devo dire???è bravo e tutti lo sanno!!!!!

[kate condes]

I love this song!!!!

[Robert Ciaccio]

the thing about this song is they would never play it on another billy joel album because it is so anti-religious you just gotta love it

[savannah davis]

Rest in paridiseee robbbb

[Taranbeaty]

i love it

[Charles Pickett]

i love this song as a straight to contributing citizen LOL

[Ben D'Arcy]

I am Cathol me this the story of my life