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Only the Good Die Young by Billy Joel is featured in Grilled Cheesus, the third episode of Season Two. It is sung by Puck.

Puck sang this song to continue his legacy of only singing songs by Jewish artists, after learning that the week's assignment is to sing spiritual and religious songs.

Lyrics[]

Puck:
Come out Virginia, don't let me wait
You Catholic girls start much too late
Oh 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
Oh, 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
Aw, But that never hurt no one

So come on Virginia show me a sign
I'll send up a signal and 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 (Woah)
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
Ooh, 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 (Woah oh woah)

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
That's what I said
I tell ya' only the good die young
Only the good die young

Well your mother told you all that
I could give you was a reputation
Oh, she never cared for me
But did she ever say a prayer for me?
Oh woah woah

Come out come out come out
Virgina don't let me wait
You Catholic girls start much too late
Sooner or later it comes down to fate

I might as well be the one,
You know that only the good die young
I'm telling you baby
You know that only the good die young

Only the good die young
Only the good
Only the good die young

Trivia[]

  • The song was written about a high school crush of Billy Joel, Virginia Callahan, and is sung from the perspective of a young man determined to have sex with a Catholic girl, who is refusing due to her religious beliefs. It is rather convenient for Puck to sing this, as he slept with Quinn against her religious beliefs.
  • This is the second of the five songs originally by Billy Joel that were sung in the show, outside Movin' Out. The other ones are Piano Man (unreleased version), Uptown Girl, New York State of Mind and Longest Time.

Mistakes[]

  • During the performance, you can see that Kurt walks past the others to sit on the swivel chair but in the next shot he is nowhere to be seen and then he is suddenly sat on the chair.

Gallery[]

Videos[]

GLEE_-_Full_Performance_of_''Only_the_Good_Die_Young''

GLEE - Full Performance of ''Only the Good Die Young''

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Billy Joel - the good die young With Lyrics

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Glee - Only The Good Die Young

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Glee - Only The Good Die Young (Acapella)


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