Preacher Man
[Verse 1]
Momma, I've got something to ask you, have things been alright?
Dad's been gone for a while, and the doors been locked up tight
Shouldn't he be home any minute? Wish I knew what was going on
I was such a young boy then, still I knew, something was wrong
[Chorus]
Who is this preacher man, and why ain't he preaching no more?
Why's he sittin' in my father's chair? Why can't I see my daddy no more?
[Verse 2]
Momma, you don't have to tell me, we all got our secrets
Even then I had a feeling I wouldn't know the truth for several years to come
[Chorus]
Who is this preacher man, and why ain't he preaching no more?
Why's he sittin' in my father's chair? Why can't I see my daddy no more?
[Bridge]
Seemed simple enough
Love divided
Innocent eyes don't fear change
If you'd have told me then, the cause for departure, you'd see a different man before you today
With thoughts of suicide and my mother on his mind
Still I wonder what my father would say
Oh
Oh
"Priest, no man of his word, minister of disbelief
A bastard, a liar, a hypocrite. Manipulative motherfucker stole my life from me
[Chorus]
Who is this preacher man?
Used to call him a friend of mine
Who does this coward think he is in my chair?
Why can't I see my kids no more?
I know this preacher man, he ain't no friend of mine
Now he's gone and changed the life of my children
Dead preacher I hope to find"
[Outro]
Preach no more
Preach no more
Who is this preacher man, and why ain't he preaching no more?
Momma, I've got something to ask you, have things been alright?
Dad's been gone for a while, and the doors been locked up tight
Shouldn't he be home any minute? Wish I knew what was going on
I was such a young boy then, still I knew, something was wrong
[Chorus]
Who is this preacher man, and why ain't he preaching no more?
Why's he sittin' in my father's chair? Why can't I see my daddy no more?
[Verse 2]
Momma, you don't have to tell me, we all got our secrets
Even then I had a feeling I wouldn't know the truth for several years to come
[Chorus]
Who is this preacher man, and why ain't he preaching no more?
Why's he sittin' in my father's chair? Why can't I see my daddy no more?
[Bridge]
Seemed simple enough
Love divided
Innocent eyes don't fear change
If you'd have told me then, the cause for departure, you'd see a different man before you today
With thoughts of suicide and my mother on his mind
Still I wonder what my father would say
Oh
Oh
"Priest, no man of his word, minister of disbelief
A bastard, a liar, a hypocrite. Manipulative motherfucker stole my life from me
[Chorus]
Who is this preacher man?
Used to call him a friend of mine
Who does this coward think he is in my chair?
Why can't I see my kids no more?
I know this preacher man, he ain't no friend of mine
Now he's gone and changed the life of my children
Dead preacher I hope to find"
[Outro]
Preach no more
Preach no more
Who is this preacher man, and why ain't he preaching no more?