Washed by the Water Lyrics

Lyric discussion by sam98034 

Cover art for Washed by the Water lyrics by Needtobreathe

I'm guessing the first paragraph is about his dad being a preacher. The church was his wife. And apparently he had people telling him he made the wrong choice by becoming a preacher. He could have done this or that, but he decided to be a preacher. These people probably didn't believe in God. That's what I get from it.