Billy Ray was a preacher's son
And when his daddy would visit he'd comealong
When they gathered round and startedtalkin'
That's when Billy would take me walkin'
Out through the backyard we'd go walkin'
Then he'd look into my eyes
Lord knows to my surprise
The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes, he was he was, yes, he was
Being good isn't always easy
No matter how hard I tried
When he started sweet talkin' to me
He'd come and tell me everything is alright
He'd kiss and tell me everything's alright
Can I get away again tonight
The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes, he was he was, lord knows he was
How well I remember
The look that was in his eyes
Stealing kisses from me on the sly
Taking time to make time
Telling me that he's all mine
Learning from each other's knowing
Looking to see how much we're growing
The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes, he was he was, oh yes, he was
The only one who could ever reach me
Was the sweet talkin' son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Thomas Patrick Goss (生于1981年4月30日) 是一位美国歌手兼演员。他自己出了5张专辑、1张现场CD、2张EP和多张单曲,在MTV's Logo TV频道中展现的音乐最为人所熟知。得过2011和2012年的最佳同志音乐家奖项(Best GayMusician in DC from The Washington Blade)。Tom Goss许多歌曲如"Lover", "Bears" 和"MakeBelieve"等均提及LGBT议题,像是婚姻平权、不问不说及同志次文化─熊族,他经常受邀在LGBT的国际活动中出演。
当我出柜时,父母都崩溃了!接着美好的十年,都是在几无交流的情况下度过的,要说有什么缓冲管道,大概是我的姊姊(或妹妹)有一个性别流动的儿子,还因此写了本书《家有彩虹初长成》(Raising My Rainbow)。父母都很喜欢我的侄子,这点让他们的意识进步了许多。今年家母已殁,我想恐怕是带着罪恶离去的,她明白他们把我们之间的关系弄得多糟,这罪恶感多少伤了她。我这么告诉家父,虽然说的时候还是保持了一条手臂的距离……。父母应去了解他们的行为是不是会伤到孩子,伤到他们自己。