Yes he was, yes he was,
yes he was, you know he was
Ohhhhhhh! Billy Rae
was a preacher's son
And when his daddy would visit
he'd come along
When they'd gather round
and started talking
That's when Billy would
take me a walkin'
Through the backyard we'd
go walkin'
Daddy'd look into my eyes
Lord knows to my surprise
The only one who could ever reach me
Was a son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was a son of a preacher man
Yes he was, yes he was
Ooh, yes he was
Bein' good isn't always easy, uh -huh
No matter how hard I try
When he started to speak,
talkin' to me
He'd come and tell me
everything is alright
He'd kiss and tell me everything is alright
Can I get away again tonight?
The only one who could ever reach me
Was a son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was a son of a preacher man
Yes, he was
He was
Yes, he was
He was
Yes, he was
Now when I remember,
the look that was in his eyes
Stealing kisses from me on the sly
Taking time to make time
Telling me that he's all mine
Looking for each other's knowing
Look and see how much we've grown
And the only boy who
could ever reach me
Was a son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was a son of a preacher man
And you see why, you see why
You and I, we were
The only boy who could ever reach me
He was a sweet -talking son
of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever change me
He was a sweet -talking son
of a preacher man
Yes, was
He was
Yes, he was
He was
Oh, yes, he was
The only boy who could ever change me
He was a sweet -talking son
of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever change me
He was a sweet -talking son
of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was,
yes he was, he was
You're under arrest
Yes he was