I'm a son of a preacher man, everybody calls him Brother Jim Seems like I spend my life tryin' to live up to him Well, he taught me wrong from right but Lord knows I still sin Hey, I'm the son of a preacher man Daddy said that the narrow road was the only road to take But now I make my livin' on a tour bus rollin' down interstates All nighters with cheaters and liars can sometimes test your faith I'm still the son of a preacher man Well, the good books say that Jesus ran with a party crowd So I believe and pray them Pearly Gates are still where I'm bound And I don't know if the life I chose makes my daddy proud of who I am I'm just the son of a preacher man, hey of a preacher man Most Sunday mornings I spend getting over Saturday nights While he's down there preaching in the pulpit, singin', 'I saw the light' And sometimes it's hard to look my mirror in the eye Knowin' I'm the son of a preacher man Well, the good books say that Jesus ran with a party crowd So I believe and pray them Pearly Gates are still where I'm bound And I don't know if the life I chose makes my daddy proud Hey, I'm just the son of a preacher man, oh yeah I'm just the son, I'm just the son Hey, I'm the son of a preacher man Hey, of a preacher man