Story Of My Life (Preacher Man)

It seems like only yesterday
When I was just a child
And every memory takes me back
To a school where i spent time

It’s where I learned to read and write
And right ain’t always fair
But, I am who I am because
Of a person i met there

He was tall and straight as an oak tree
With eyes the color of the sky
A voice as sharp as a whip
But gentle when it was time

From a Teacher to a Preacher
Who taught the golden rule
Wasn’t found in words you say
But, in the things you do

CHORUS
I’m a small town girl with big dreams
I left home at sixteen
Travelling the world with him in mind
Trying to spread sunshine
“No beggar should be choosing”
And “loves not worth losing”
Each story that I learned from him
Is the story of my life

VERSE
I heard the news just recently
The time had finally come
That old time country preacher man’s
Preaching days were done

But, far beyond the years he lived
His presence still remains
For every person that he touched
Is a person who’s been changed

Bridge:

For there’s no time to compromise
The things that you believe
Cause if you stand for nothing
Then you’ll fall for anything

that preacher’s words keep showing up.
In every song I write
And like a prayer on the wind
His words are right on time