Big K.R.I.T. - Praying Man Lyrics
[Featuring: B.B. King][Hook:]Guess I was on the roadDidn't know which way to goI think I hear a praying man comingA praying man comingSometimes I couldn't read the signsMy people done left me behindI think I hear a praying man comingI think I hear a praying man coming[Verse 1: Big Krit]Stumble along the path, he emerged from the grassStopped at me and asked why so sadPerhaps because they had taken what I hadI'm sure it wasn't much to them but it was all that I could grabI was on my way to church, I was running late at firstBut after all this riff raff here, I missed service and it hurtsBut what's worse I'm not sure how long I've been swaying in the breezeTired of talking to the trees and you the first praying man that I've seenI [?] lending hand, but I see if you got some timeI'm glad you looked up because most people pay no mindHe smiled and said "Son well, I can do you one better"He removed a pocket knife and cut me down from my oppressor, forever[Hook][Verse 2: Big Krit]Boating along the sea, he emerged from the mistAsked me how I got far from the beachCause they stripped me of my pride and put these shackles on my feetI was stacked on top of my folk and it was really hard to breatheIt was a little hard to believe that I had been caught up in this messAnd some of my own people would sell me to my deathIt was a lot of us on the ride and it was a lot of us that was lostBut some of us couldn't take it so some of us jumped offAnd I'm really glad you found me on your courseI been out here for a while and there's no sign of the shoreHe smiled and said "Son well I can do you one better"He lended me his hand and picked me up from my oppressor, forever[Hook][Verse 3:]Driving along the roadHe asked me what I was running from and where I was trying to go"Well I was working in the field and one of my kinfolk just got killedAnd I knew they'd come for me and Lord knows I wanna liveSee I heard there's people free, not that far but far from meTo be running from these dogs with no shoes up on my feetI heard of this railroad that ventures undergroundAnd takes my kind of people to a place that we can't be foundAnd I been wounded for some miles, so I decided to rest my headI guess they let me go cause they assumed that I was dead"Smiled and said "Son well let me do you one better"He offered me a ride and drove me far away from my oppressor, forever[Hook]
