Billy Ray was a preacher's son   And when his daddy would visit he'd come along   When they'd gather 'round and started talkin'   And that's when Billy would take me walkin'   Out through the backyard we'd go walkin'   And then he'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   He was a son of a preacher man   Yes, he was, yes, he was   Oh, yes, he was      Being good isn't always easy   No matter how hard I'd try   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   He was a son of a preacher man   The only boy who could ever teach me   He was a son of a preacher man   Yes, he was, oh, he was   Oh, 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 knowing   Lookin' to see how much we been growin'      And the only boy who could ever reach me   He was a son of a preacher man   The only boy who could ever teach me   He was a son of a preacher man   Yes, he was, yeah, he was   Oh, yes, he was      He was a sweet talking son of a preacher man   Sweet talking son of a preacher man   He was a sweet talking son of a preacher man, yeah