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Son Of A Preacher Man Lyrics

Billy-Ray was a Preacher's son,
And when his daddy would visit he'd come along,
When they gathered round and started talking,
That's when Billy would take me walking,
Through the back yard we'd go walking,
Then he'd look into my eyes,
Lord knows to my suprise:

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.

Being good isn't always easy,
No matter how hard I tried,
When he started sweet talking to me,
he'd come tell me everything is alright,
he'd kiss and tell me everything is alright,
Can I get away again tonight?.

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.

How well I remember,
The look that was in his eyes,
Stealing kisses from me on the sly,
Taking time to make time,
Telling me that he's all mine,
Learning from each others knowing,
Looking to see how much we'd grown.

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.
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'bout fucking the preacher's son, right?

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For all the people that care about the actual meanings of songs... This one is about finding love, sin, guilt or what have ya, in the least likely of places. About being startled to find something you want and desire in the place that you would never imagine to find it... in the hands of some Son of a Preacher Man.

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this song is my "dance in my undies happy" song. it's so fun.

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This song is pretty weird for me, theres the part of me that is kinda embarrased to be listening to it because im very much non-religious, but the other side of me is hearing the mellow groove and the chicks sweet voice and its all good.

See, I think it's the perfect song for a non-religious person, because it means the preacher's son was rebelling and the girl liked it.

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anyways I love this song, I was trumpeter in my college Funk band and we did this in our first year lots. I didn't really think of the lyrics until we were watching some documntary and my mum said she was known to be a lesbian, and I thoguht oh, the song could have a totally different meaning, esp. if she had wanted the meaning fairly well hidden.

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It's about somebody's first experience with religion and spirituality. Cleverly disguised as a love song. Throughout the song, the narrator becomes closer to God and realizes that He is the only answer in her life. Makes perfect sense, since the "boy" is a "son of a preacher man."

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I always thought it said "That's when Billy would take me walking" too...

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This song is so great! It's just about learning about sexuality for the first time. There's romance, kisses, more than kisses, and surprisingly it's a preacher's son. It's a hot in a weird, remeber being 14 years old way.

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On the office, Jim said the song was about losing your virginity next to a church. It was in the episode "baby shower"

Well, I think it's a simple song about falling in love with the preacher's son...and how the "pure of heart" can even be a little "devilish" (stealin kisses from me on the sly), and they fall in love.

Aside from that, I love the rhythm of this song and her voice. I do it for Karoake all the time.

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i really like this song i donno y