I've seen a young child die, while the bad are left alive I've seen the child they took away, while the parents have t And only the good die young, the rest are left to carry on and only the good ones cry, the rest are left to reason why I've seen a child lose it's breath, being snatched away by death I've seen the prime of their life, being cut short like a knife And only the good die young, the rest are left to carry on and only the good ones cry, the rest are left to reason why You may try to justify, why the good ones have to die but God has need to keep them safe, from the evil they may face And only the good die young, the rest are left to carry on and only the good ones cry, the rest are left to reason why If they had lived we'll never know, in which direction they would go but God who knows them best sets the test, and in his trust we have to rest And only the good die young, the rest are left to carry on and only the good ones cry, the rest are left to reason why