Bil ly Ray was a preach er’s son and when his (A)dad dy was preach ing he’d come a long;

when they ga thered round and start ed talk ing cou sin Bil ly would take me walk ing, through the back yard we’d go walk ing, then he’d look in to my eyes, Lord knows to my sur prise, the (E)on ly one who could ev er reach me was the son of a preach er man.

The on ly boy who could ev er teach me was the son of a preach er man, yes he was he (B)was,

mm, yes he was.

Be ing good is n’t al ways ea sy no mat ter how hard I try.

When he start ed sweet talk ing to me, he’d come and tell me ev ’ry thing is al right, he’d kiss and tell me ev ’ry thing is al right.

Can’t get a way a gain to night.

The (E)on ly one who could ev er reach me was the son of a preach er man.

The on ly boy who could ev er teach me was the son of a preach er man, yes he was he (B)was,

mm, yes he was.

How well I re mem ber the look that was in his eyes, steal ing kiss es from me on the sly.

Tak ing time to make time,

tell ing me that he’s all mine,

learn ing from each oth er’s know ing, look ing to see how much we’ve known and the (A)on ly one who could ev er reach me was the son of a (A)preach er man.

The on ly boy who could ev er teach me was the son of a (A)preach er man, yes he was, he (E)was,

oh yes he was.

The (A)on ly one who could ev er reach me was the son of a (A)preach er man.

The on ly one who could ev er reach me was the son of a (A)preach er man.

The (A)on ly one who could ev er move me was the son of a (A)preach er man.

The on ly one who could ev er move me was the son of a (A)preach er man.

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