c: Intro:
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EBilly Ray was a preacher's son
And when his dAaddy'd visit he'd come alEong
When they gathered round and started talking
That's when Billy would take me walking,
all through the backyard we'd go walking,
then he'd looked into my eyes,
lord knows to my surprise

c:chorus:
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The oEnly one who could ever reach me
WasAthe son of a preacher maEn
And the only boy who could ever teach me
WasAthe son of a preacher maEn
Yes he was,Bwas, yes he wAas
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c:repeat intro

Bein' good isn't always easy,
no matter hard I try,
when he started sweettalking to me,
he'd come and tell my everything is allright
he'd kiss it down and everything's allright
Can I get away again tonight ?

c: repeat chorus

c: bridge:
Oh yes Ahe wasD
How will I remember
AThe look within his eyes
Stealin' kisses from me on the sly
B7Takin' time to make time
Tellin' me that he's all mine
ELearnin' from each other's knowin'
Looking to see how much we've grown

c: repeat to fade

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 bAoy who could ever reach me
Was the Dsweet-talkin' son of a preacher man