Natalie Merchant - Son Of A Preacher Man lyrics

Billy Ray was a preacher's son And when his daddy'd visit he'd come along When they gathered round and started talking That's when Billy would take me walking All through the backyard we'd go walking Then he'd looked into my eyes Lord knows to my surprise The only one who could ever reach me Was the son of a preacher man And the only boy who could ever teach me Was the son of a preacher man Yes, he was, was, yes, he was Bein' good isn't always easy No matter hard I try When he started sweet talking to me He'd come and tell my everything is alright He'd kiss it down and everything's alright Can I get away again tonight ? The only one who could ever reach me Was the son of a preacher man And the only boy who could ever teach me Was the son of a preacher man Yes, he was, was, yes, he was Oh yes, he was, how will I remember The look within 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 knowin' Looking 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 The only boy who could ever reach me Was the sweet talkin' son of a preacher man