Preacher Man lyrics

[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 bast*rd, a liar, a hypocrite. Manipulative motherf*cker 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?