Billy ray was a preacher's son And when his daddy would visit he'd come along When they gathered 'round and started talking That's when billy would take me walking Through the back yard we'd go walking The he'd look into my eyes And 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, mmmm yes he was Being good wasn't always easy No matter how hard i tried When he started sweet talking to me He'd come and tell me everything was alright He'd kiss and tell me everything was alright 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 oh he was yes he was How well i remember The look that was in his eyes Dtealing kisses from me on sly Taking time to make time Telling me that he's all mine Learning from each other's knowing Looking to see how much we'd 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 The only one who could ever reach me He was a sweet talking son of a preacher man The only boy who could ever teach me He was the son of a preacher man The only one who could ever reach me A sweet talking son of a preacher man Repeat (song fades)