Lyrics
Was the son of a preacher man, was the son of a preacher man, was the son of a preacher man
Through the back woods we d go walkin, the only boy who could ever teach me, and watchin to see how much we ve grown
how well i remember
the look that was in his eyes
The only boy who could ever reach her, he was the son of a preacher man Of, was the son of a preacher man
The only one who could ever reach me, he d come n tell me everything is all
how well i remember
Yes he was yeah, the only one who could ever reach me
that jimmy ray-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay
was the son of a preacher man
tellin me that he s all mine all mine
Was the son of a preacher man, that ma-a-an
When he started his sweet-talkin to me, tellin me that he s all mine all mine, the only boy who could ever teach her
To my surprise, to my surprise
Stealin kisses from me on the sly-y, kiss and tell me everything is all right Man, can you get away again tonight
he d come n tell me everything is all
Jimmy ray was a preacher s son, cousin jimmy would take me walkin
then he d look into my eye-eyes
He was the son of a preacher man, that jimmy ray-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay
Bein good isn t always easy, yes he was yeah, he d come n tell me everything is all
Was the son of a preacher man, takin time to make time make time
No matter how hard i try, yes he was was
can you get away again tonight
Was the son of a preacher man, learnin from each other s knowin
the look that was in his eyes
he was the sweet talkin son of a preacher man
Jimmy ray was a preacher s son, tellin me that he s all mine all mine Man, was the son of a preacher man
Then he d look into my eye-eyes, yes he was yeah
was the son of a preacher man
Was the son of a preacher man, was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me, the only one who could ever reach me Son, cousin jimmy would take me walkin
To my surprise, learnin from each other s knowin, the only boy who could ever teach me
The only one who could ever reach me, the only boy who could ever teach me Of, sweet talkin jimmy ray-ay was the so-o-on of a preacher man-an
sweet talkin jimmy ray-ay was the so-o-on of a preacher man-an
And when his daddy would visit he d come along, kiss and tell me everything is all right, was a preacher man s son
kiss and tell me everything is all right
takin time to make time make time
The only one who could ever reach me, how well i remember, was the son of a preacher man
he was the sweet talkin son of a preacher man
Was a preacher man s son, sweet talkin jimmy ray-ay was the so-o-on of a preacher man-an Dusty, how well i remember
Takin time to make time make time, he was the son of a preacher man Preacher, kiss and tell me everything is all right
was the son of a preacher man
was the son of a preacher man
was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me, bein good isn t always easy, he was the sweet talkin son of a preacher man
tellin me that he s all mine all mine
the only one who could ever reach me
yes he was yeah
stealin kisses from me on the sly-y
Stealin kisses from me on the sly-y, was the son of a preacher man, no matter how hard i try
Jimmy ray was a preacher s son, no matter how hard i try
The only boy who could ever teach me, then he d look into my eye-eyes Preacher, yes he was was
Jimmy ray was a preacher s son, the only boy who could ever reach her Of, no matter how hard i try
was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me, to my surprise, the only one who could ever reach me
When they gathered round the parlour talkin, the only one who could ever reach me Son, and watchin to see how much we ve grown
