Billy Ray Billy Ray was a preacher's son And when his daddy would visit he'd come along When they'd gather around the parlor talkin' That's when Billy would take me walkin' Through the backyard we'd go walkin' And 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 Yeah he was Oh he was Hallelujah Being good isn't always easy No matter how hard you try When you start a sweet talk to me And you kiss and tell me everything is alright Baby baby everything is alright Can I speak away again tonight now The only one who could ever reach me Was the son of a preacher man I tell ya The only boy who could ever teach me Was the son of a preacher man Yes he was Hallelujah Yeah he was Oh he was Mmm Oh well I remember The look that was in his eyes Stealing kisses from me on the slide Takin' time to make time Tellin' me that he's all of mine Learnin' from each other slowly Lookin' to see how much we're growin' The only boy who could ever reach me Was the son of a preacher man I tell ya The only boy who could ever teach me Was the son of a preacher man Yes he was Hallelujah Yeah he was Oh he was Hallelujah Was the son of a preacher man Hallelujah