Lyrics:

It was Sunday mornin', I was seven years old
In the backyard playin' in a big mud hole
I was all decked out, ready for church
And my brand new suit all covered in dirt

Mama hit the ceiling, she was fit to be tied
Talkin' 'bout how she's gonna tan my hide
But Daddy was laughin' when I changed my clothes
'Sayin', 'Mama, leave the boy alone'

'Cause if the good die young
If the good die young
Mama's little boy gonna have a lot of fun
'Cause he's gonna live forever if the good die young

Ten years later had a hot rod Ford
Constable clocked me at a hundred and four
Judge said, 'Boy you're gonna hurt yourself
You'd a long been dead if you was anybody else'

'Cause if the good die young
Yeah, if the good die young
Oh, there ain't a sentence gonna hold you son
'Cause he's gonna live forever if the good die young

Well, I got a good heart, I wouldn't hurt a soul
But I'm gonna keep rockin' till they call that roll
Old St.Peter, he's gonna have to wait
I'm gonna go to heaven but I might be late

And if the good die young
Lord, if the good die young
Pedal to the metal, let your motor run
'Cause I'm gonna live forever if the good die young

And if the good die young
Lord, if the good die young
They got the jams, we'll have some fun
'Cause I'm gonna live forever if the good die young
'Cause I'm gonna live forever if the good die young