Willie Nelson & Jody Payne
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson & Bobbie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
“Time of the Preacher” is the beginning of a larger story in Nelson’s concept album, Red Headed Stranger.
This introductory track sets up the story, describing a man who has been abandoned by his love and sets off on a journey to rediscover meaning and purpose. The western style of the instrumentat...
[Verse]
It was the time of the preacher
When the story began
With the choice of a lady
And the love of a man
How he loved her so dearly
He went out of his mind
When she left him for someone
That she'd left behind
He cried like a baby
He screamed like a panther
In the middle of the night
And he saddled his pony
He went for a ride
It was the time of the preacher
In the year of '01
Now the preachin' is over
And the lesson's begun
[Spanish guitar outro]
Time of the Preacher was written by Willie Nelson.
Time of the Preacher was produced by Willie Nelson.
Willie Nelson released Time of the Preacher on Thu May 01 1975.