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Billy Ray was a preacher's son    And when his daddy would visit he'd come along
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When they gathered 'round and started talking,   That's when Billy would take me walking,
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Through the back yard, we'd go walking. Then he'd look into my eyes,
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Lord knows to my surprise

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The only one who could ever reach me    Was the son of a preacher man
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The only boy who could ever teach me    Was the son of a preacher man
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Yes he was, he was     Oh, yes he was

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Being good isn't always easy    No matter how hard I tried
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When he started sweet-talkin' to me,  He'd come and 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
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Yes he was, he was .... Lord knows he was. (Yes he was)

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How well I remember
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The look that was in his eyes
Stealin' kisses from me on the sly
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Takin' time to make time
Tellin' me that he's all mine
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Learnin' from each other's knowing
Lookin' to see how much we'd 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,    ooh 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    Aah, the kiss stealing son of a preacher man
The only one who could ever move me    The sweet talkin' son of a preacher man
The only one who could ever groove me    Was the son of a preacher man