Billy Ray was a preacher's son
The only boy 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 The Lord knows he was
Billy Ray was a preacher's son And when his daddy would visit
He'd come and go
When they gathered round and started talking That's when Billy would take me walking
Through the backyard we'd go walking Then he'd look into my eyes
God knows to my surprise The only boy 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
The Lord knows he was
How well I remember The look was in his eyes
Stealing kisses from me on the slide Taking time to make time
Telling me that he's all mine Running from each other's knowing
Looking to see how lost we've grown And the only boy that will ever reach me
I said the only boy that will ever teach me
The only boy who could ever teach me
That would ever reach me
Oh, the only boy that would ever teach me
Oh, yes, he was
He was the only boy
That would ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah