It's like a magic I've got to have it Whatever lies out of reach of me And to despise it Just magnifies it Can't obliterate the need You're bad news disguised Dressed and painted with lies But I just can't see (But I just can't see) When truth is concealed How the danger appeals But my conscience sees I heard it from the preacher man He said leave that boy alone He's no good for you I heard it from the preacher man He said Heaven must have sent you But the Devil's gonna get you He's gonna do it for you You're like a black cat Who always knows that Its life is a mystery You mesmerize me And then you hypnotize me 'Til obsession devours me Your silky words soothe me As they move me To ecstasy (To ecstasy) And just as I'm falling I hear a voice calling I don't believe I heard it from the preacher man He said leave that boy alone He's no good for you I heard it from the preacher man He said Heaven must have sent you But the Devil's gonna get you He's gonna do it for you You're bad news disguised Dressed and painted with lies But I just can't see When truth is concealed How the danger appeals But my conscience sees I heard it from the preacher man He said leave that boy alone He's no good for you I heard it from the preacher man He said Heaven must have sent you But the Devil's gonna get you I heard it from the preacher man He said leave that boy alone He's no good for you I heard it from the preacher man He said Heaven must have sent you But the Devil's gonna get you I heard it from the preacher man He said leave that boy alone He's no good for you I heard it from the preacher man He said Heaven must have sent you But the Devil's gonna get you He's gonna do it for you

(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)