Well I ain't the kind of man Who'd turn and run from a fight Got no money in my pockets All I carry these days is my old man's knife I ain't sweating for my wages I'm just fighting demons, raging in the dark Between memories and broken dreams I ain't sure there's a real good place to start Well I'm pretty good at playing roles I've been acting like I'm something that I'm not for a while I've been running from my nature Trying to change it But turns out there's plenty parts of me That ain't worth saving I'm a no good son of a Preacher man With a smoking habit In a one piece band Not a clue in the world what I'm doing Or where I'm bound And I'm running awful low on Give a damn's And I'm trying to learn to accept who I am I ain't asking for approval anymore Papa, I'm grown now I'm gonna make you proud I'm gonna make you proud Well I had a dream the other night that I was standing in a stage In the shadows of the crowd I swear to God I saw your face You came to me with open arms And told me you were proud of who I was But I woke up alone again And I can't face the man that I've become Still I'm pretty good at playing roles I've been acting like I'm something That I'm not for a while I've been running from my nature Trying to change it But turns out there's plenty parts of me Ain't worth saving I'm a no good son of a Preacher man With a smoking habit In a one piece band Not a clue in the world what I'm doing Or where I'm bound And I'm running awful low on Give a damn's And I'm trying to learn to accept who I am I ain't asking for approval anymore Papa, I'm grown now I'm gonna make you proud I'm gonna make you proud

(False preacher, false preacher) false preacher (False preacher, false preacher) Hey, preacher man, I know you got something go on Gotta make up a story, 'cause another Sunday coming down Boy you're not realizing that the world is in your hands You claim it as your duty So you should make them understand, oh 'Cause you are hear as an example And you got to set things right An international role model Here to set the future bright, whoa Tell it preacher man Do you believe in what you say? How come you're not entertaining A lot of needy folks today? (Help them find a way) Tell it preacher man Do you love people from your heart? I'm not saying that you don't But now's the time you make a start You can't just tell the people one thing And then you turn around And contradict the same thing And turn us into clowns, woii False preacher (False preacher, false preacher) Oh, false preacher (False preacher, false preacher) Hey, preacher man, I know you got something going on, oii Why you gotta make a story? When you know that Sunday coming down You owe it to the people So you should make them understand There ain't no more milk and honey Or no golden river bank Using the Bible as your weapon Got the people in your hand Sitting, waiting for a miracle While your miracle happens everyday Hey, preacher man, whatever you got going on (False preacher, false preacher) Gotta stop it right now Before we bring the Father down I know you wouldn't like it, no 'Cause there is so much to be revealed Don't let the Father come down No and catch you in the steel, oii 'Cause you are hear as an example So you got to set things right An international role model Here to set the future bright Using the Bible as your weapon You got the people in your hand Tell them there ain't no more milk and honey Or no golden river bank, no, no, no Preacher man, false preacher (False preacher, false preacher) False preacher, I'm talking to you False preacher (False preacher, false preacher) Oh, no Oh, speak the truth, yeah (False preacher, false preacher) Whoa, speak the truth yeah For once, speak up (False preacher, false preacher) oh A little louder, oh, I can't hear you, no Louder (false preacher, false preacher) I need to hear you preacher

Billy Ray was a preacher's son And when his daddy would visit he'd come along When they gathered around the parlour talkin' That's when Billy would take me walkin' Through the back yard we'd go walkin' Then he'd look into my eyes (ho) Lord knows to my surprise 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 (hallelujah) Yeah, he was (hallelujah) Oh, he was (oh hallelujah) Bein' good isn't always easy No matter how hard I try When he started sweet-talkin' to me He'd kiss and tell me "everything is all right" (sock it to me) Baby, baby everything is all right (oh sock it to me) Can I sneak away again tonight now? The only one who could ever reach me (Was the son of a preacher man) I tell you that the only boy who could ever teach me (Was the son of a preacher man) Yes, he was (hallelujah) Yeah, he was (hallelujah) Oh, he was (ha) Hm, mhmm 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 of mine now Learnin' from each other's knowin' Lookin' to see how much we've growin' and The only boy who could ever reach me (Was the son of a preacher man) I tell you that the only boy who could ever teach me (Was the son of a preacher man) Ohoh, yes he was (Hallelujah) Yeah, he was (hallelujah) Oh, he was (oh hallelujah) Halleluiah (Son of a preacher boy, halleluiah) Hallelujah for the son, now yeah (Son of a preacher boy, halleluiah) Halleluiah, yeah (Son of a preacher boy, halleluiah) For the son, halle- hallelujah for the son, now (Son of a preacher boy) He was the only boy, yes he is, who could ever reach me (Son of a preacher boy) He's the only boy who could ever teach me (Son of a preacher boy)

Somewhere in the night she'll look into your eyes And tell you what you want to hear She'll wrap herself around you, like a spider's web When you're least expecting it Play on the strings of your heart, your heart Don't even know who you are, 'cause you are Living a masquerade (a masquerade) Don't let the stardust fade away 'Cause you can be who you want to be Living a masquerade (a masquerade) Don't say we're all the same You can be what you want to be C'est magnifique In the quiet of the night those thoughts return to spite Deluxe and then delightful When you strip it all away, je suis désolé Life is just a mystery I am the queen of hearts, your heart Now show me who you are, 'cause you are Living a masquerade (a masquerade) Don't let the stardust fade away 'Cause you can be who you want to be Living a masquerade (a masquerade) Don't say we're all the same You can be what you want to be C'est magnifique (c'est fantastique) I can be your queen of hearts If you show me who you are On white horses we can ride Disappear into the night Living a masquerade (a masquerade) Don't let the stardust fade away 'Cause you can be who you want to be (We're all the same) Living a masquerade (a masquerade) Don't say we're all the same You can be what you want to be C'est magnifique (a masquerade) I can be your queen of hearts If you show me who you are On white horses we can ride Disappear into the night I can be your queen of hearts If you show me who you are On white horses we can ride Disappear into the night

I'm not here to stand and wait in line Way too many calls, you pressed decline Said that we'd go to Paris But now, suddenly you're embarrassed of me Just another tall tale Now it's like you're never here at all Spending time behind digital walls Haunted house, you're the ghost I can't see Going on as if we were to be something real No longer am I your flavour of the month Say it to my face now, tell me the truth for once Said I was your favourite But now you're just complacent My heart grows impatient, but I won't be chasin' You won't find a better, find a better replacement Never saw you rolling up your sleeves Leaving all the hard work down to me Wasn't asked for your hand in marriage Didn't need all your extra baggage Won't stay in heartbreak hotel No longer am I your flavour of the month Say it to my face now, tell me the truth for once Said I was your favourite But now you're just complacent My heart grows impatient, but I won't be chasin' You won't find a better, find a better replacement Said I was your favourite But now you're just complacent My heart grows impatient, but I won't be chasin' You won't find a better, find a better replacement No longer am I your flavour of the month Say it to my face now, tell me the truth for once No longer am I your flavour of the month Say it to my face now, tell me the truth for once Said I was your favourite (your favourite, your favourite) But now you're just complacent (you are, you are) My heart grows impatient (my heart grows impatient) But I won't be chasin' (I won't be chasin') You won't find a better, find a better replacement Said I was your favourite But now you're just complacent (you're just complacent) My heart grows impatient, but I won't be chasin' You won't find a better, find a better replacement

He used to be a shy boy Until I made him my boy I never missed a heartbeat Just sitting in the back seat I'm gonna give him all my love Each and every night One thing I know he's dreaming of I wanna squeeze and hold him tight But don't it make you feel good (Shoop shoop aaahh) And don't it make you feel good (Shoop shoop aaahh) Don't it make you feel good (Shoop shoop aaahh) And don't it make you feel good (Shoop shoop aaahh) Everything we put together Seems to last forever He knows about a good time Gonna make him all mine He gives me lovin like nobody else I like the way he turns me on I wanna keep him all to myself If my heart could beat that strong But don't it make you feel good (Shoop shoop aaahh) And don't it make you feel good (Shoop shoop aaahh) Don't it make you feel good (Shoop shoop aaahh) And don't it make you feel good (Shoop shoop aaahh) I'm gonna give him all my love Each and every night One thing I know he's dreaming of I wanna squeeze and hold him tight But don't it make you (Shoop shoop aaahh) But don't it make you (Shoop shoop aaahh) He gives me lovin like nobody else I like the way he turns me on I wanna keep him all to myself If my heart could beat that strong But don't it make you feel good (Shoop shoop aaahh) And don't it make you feel good (Shoop shoop aaahh) Don't it make you feel good (Shoop shoop aaahh) And don't it make you feel good (Shoop shoop aaahh) But don't it make you feel good (Shoop shoop aaahh) And don't it make you feel good (Shoop shoop aaahh) Don't it make you feel good (Shoop shoop aaahh) And don't it make you feel good (Shoop shoop aaahh)