Son of a Preacherman

Oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh I wouldn't normally do this, but I Oh oh oh oh oh oh Just wanna talk this time Oh oh oh oh oh oh This is my story It was 1981, that's the year my momma and my daddy had a son They called him Paul like his popsy, was his namesake There's been a lot of pressure tryna keep that name great Just because I got his name don't mean that I'm him People look at me like I'm supposed to be his twin (Be his twin) We're so different, yet we're still the same He taught me how to be a man, for that he's to blame (He's to blame) For being a man and learn I gotta stand on my own Not spend my whole life tryna be his clone Crazy thing is that the pressure never came from home (Nope) It came from outside people who think they know him So back up, you don't know me, you don't understand This is the life of the son of a preacher man Preacher man, ah ah ah ah No matter what I do (No matter what I do) No matter what I say (No matter what I say) People see what they wanna see, it doesn't matter anyway No matter where I stand (No matter where I stand) No matter who I am (No matter who I am) Some people will only ever see the son of a preacher man So, fast forward, now I'm in my teens Really deep in the music, starting to see my dreams But every now and then I would second guess Should I stick to this music, is it really best? I mean, even my momma sometimes say I'm running Sometimes I started to believe it, even though I knew I wasn't She said, son, you can really make a change I thought that's I'm doing when I do my thing She says, no, it's deeper than the music Deeper than the music? Music is my weapon so I use it Ah but I guess that's just not good enough Look at us, look at us, we're pastors and we preach But that's not always gonna reach like music does It can cause boundaries, it can touch everyone around me Not even saying a word, just melody Are you telling me that's not ministry? I'm confused, I just don't understand This is the life of a son of a preacher man No matter what I do (No matter what I do) No matter what I say (No matter what I say) People see what they wanna see, it doesn't matter anyway No matter where I stand (No matter where I stand) No matter who I am (No matter who I am) Some people will only ever see the son of a preacher man Fast forward, grown man, alright, alright, you don't have to preach You can do your music, if that's the way you reach But at least you could do gospel music, right, right, right, right? I mean, gospel music, yet another boundary Just another way that you can put your chains on me Tryna make me what you want me to be But I broke those chains a long time ago, so I'm free Free to talk about what I'm feeling Talk about love and life and still be in the wheel Talk about relationships how they start and end And how you never wanna try again Because it hurts so bad You never wanna go back But you know that you could get back And one day the pain will all pass I'd rather talk about that Guess it ain't the pole pick Oh well, can't please everybody This is the life of the son of a preacher man No matter what I do (No matter what I do) No matter what I say (No matter what I say) People see what they wanna see, it doesn't matter anyway No matter where I stand (No matter where I stand) No matter who I am (No matter who I am) Some people will only ever see the son of a preacher man Son of a preacher man