I let a preacher I let a preacher I let a preacher talk to me tonight I let a preacher I let a preacher I let a preacher talk to me tonight Put away my weapon Put away my whiskey Put away everything unworthy in His sight Picked up the Bible Shrugged off its rival I let a preacher talk to me tonight Well my girlfriend Didn't like the whirlwind Of his words that quivered in their might He spoke directly Sometimes correctly I let a preacher talk to me tonight Chorus I got the stare-down He tore my fair down He said "sinner, when are you gonna see the light?" Felt adolescent Under fluorescent lights I let a preacher talk to me tonight Chorus Got with my cousins Nearly a dozen Of them big boys just scratchin' for a fight Well we confused it Then we renewed it I let a preacher talk to me tonight Chorus