Ballad of the Preacher's Son Lyrics

He steps up to the pulpit where his father stood before

A lineage of preaching his family carried door-to-door

The congregations eyes, they stared him to the floor

He said I will not preach good news in this town anymore

They say rebellion can infect an entire town

But in this case, one young man could've pulled the whole town down

He tried to preach the good news like his father had before

They drove him outta town, said he got it wrong

They didn't want more

He said Dad I don't know if I can do it like you did

What do I believe in, I don't know what God is for

When will the kingdom come

Many years since we begun

This is the ballad of the preacher's son

Well, that old town came crumbling down one sunny afternoon

The abandoned churches customers, they fled from all around

They came looking for the preacher man, who now served gasoline

Said Son come and teach us all those Bible words we wanna hear

He said, Dad I don't know if I can do it like you did

What do I believe in, do I believe the things you did

When will your kingdom come

So many years since you begun

This is the ballad of the preacher's son

His father's mercy's been undone

When will the kingdom come

Then I can see my Dad again

And if all he taught was right

We'll be laughing through the night

Yeah, he said, Dad I know you went through far, far worse than this

They forgive a man who's been a thief, but will they forgive me

I see the kingdom come, so many years since you begun

It's the ballad of the preacher's son

The father's mercy's been undone

When will your kingdom come

So many years and now it's done

It's the ballad of my preacher's son

The father's mercy's just begun

Oh, it's just begun

This is the ballad of the preacher's son