Momma, I've got something to ask you, have things been alright? Dad's been gone for a while, and the doors been locked up tight Shouldn't he be home any minute? Wish I knew what was going on I was such a young boy then, still I knew, something was wrong Who is this preacher man, and why ain't he preaching no more? Why's he sittin' in my father's chair? Why can't I see my daddy no more? Momma, you don't have to tell me, we all got our secrets Even then I had a feeling I wouldn't know the truth for several years to come Who is this preacher man, and why ain't he preaching no more? Why's he sittin' in my father's chair? Why can't I see my daddy no more? Seemed simple enough. Love divided. Innocent eyes don't fear change If you'd have told me, then, the cause for departure, you'd see a different man before you today With thoughts of suicide and my mother on his mind, still I wonder what my father would say: "Priest. No man of his word. Minister of disbelief A ba*tard, a liar, a hypocrite. Manipulative motherf**er stole my life from me Who is this preacher man? Used to call him a friend of mine Who does this coward think he is in my chair? Why can't I see my kids no more? I know this preacher man, he ain't no friend of mine Now he's gone and changed the life of my children Dead preacher I hope to find.” Who is this preacher man, and why ain't he preaching no more?