Couplet 1

I was 24 when all my friends
Gave up on their religions
You know Marx called it an opium
But I just call You Jesus

Couplet 2

I was 25 when I hit the wall
Broke my wrist playing basketball
You know they say that pride
Comes before the fall
And I'm on the ground again

Refrain 1

Is it true only the good die young
Is growing old just forgetting
Where you came from
Is it true only the good die young
Young

Refrain 2

And is faith like falling in love
Gets harder once you lose
That adolescent rush
Is it true only the good die young
Young

Couplet 3

Well 26 seems a ways off
But I'm sure
It'll be here soon enough
You know the brightest gold
It still can rust
And these years
They come like waves

Refrain 1

Is it true only the good die young
Is growing old just forgetting
Where you came from
Is it true only the good die young
Young

Refrain 2

And is faith like falling in love
Gets harder once you lose
That adolescent rush
Is it true only the good die young
Die young

Pont

Remember what it was like
Being a child
Knowing it was alright
When you said it's alright

Refrain 1

Is it true only the good die young
Is growing old just forgetting
Where you came from
Is it true only the good die young
Young

Refrain 2

And is faith like falling in love
Gets harder once you lose
That adolescent rush
Is it true only the good die young
Die young

Pont

Remember what it was like
Being a child
Knowing it was alright
When you said it's alright