Billy ray was a preacher´s son And when his daddy would visit he´d come along When they gathered around and started talkin´ That´s when billy would take me walkin´ Out through the back yard we´d go walkin´ Then he´d look into my eyes 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, ooh, yes he was Bein´ good isn´t always easy No matter how hard i try When he started sweet - talkin´ to me He´d come´n tell me "everything is all right" He´d kiss and tell me "everything is all right" 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, ooh, yes he was (yes he was) How well i remember The look that was in 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´ Lookin´ 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 one who could ever reach me) He was the sweet - talkin´ son of a preacher man (the only boy who could ever teach me) Was the son of a preacher man (the only one who could ever reach me) Was the sweet - talkin´ son of a preacher man Fade