Lyric Son Of A Preacher Man

(John Hurley / Ronnie Wilkins)

Billy-Ray was a preacher s son
And when his daddy would visit he d come along
When they gathered round and started talkin
That s when Billy would take me walkin
A-through the back yard we d go walkin
Then he d look into my eyes
Lord knows to my surprise

The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was, mmm, yes he was

Being good isn t always easy
No matter how hard I try
When he started sweet-talkin to me
He d come and tell me everything is all right
He d kiss and tell me everything is all right
Can I get away again tonight?

The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was, Lord knows he was

How well I remember
The look that was in his eyes
Stealin kisses from me on the sly
Takin time to make time
Tellin me that he s all mine
Learnin from each other s knowing
Lookin to see how much we ve grown

And the only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was, oh, yes he was
He was the sweet-talking son of a preacher man
I guessed he was the son of a preacher man
Sweet-lovin son of a preacher man
Ahh, move me