“If I Was the Priest” is a song in which Bruce Springsteen imagines himself and others in sort of a Western movie type of setting. And in this particular scenario, as the title suggests, he envisions himself taking on the role of a priest. The additional shtick of the song is that he also introduces a number of Biblical characters/references into the lyrics.  For instance as part of this fantasy, Jesus is actually “a sheriff”. 

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So conclusively, compared to some of the Boss’s other tracks, despite how deep it may sound at points “If I Was the Priest” doesn’t seem to have any particular meaning outside of being entertaining, perhaps even controversially so.