Praying Man (feat. B.B. King)

Yes, I was on the road, didn't know which way to go

I think I hear a praying man coming, a praying man coming

Sometimes I couldn't read the signs, my people done left me behind

Think I hear a praying man coming, mmm

I think I hear a praying man coming

Stumble along the path, he emerged from the grass

Stopped at me and asked, "Why so sad?"

Perhaps because they had taken what I had

I'm sure it wasn't much to them, but it was all that I could grab

I was on my way to church, I was runnin' late at first

But after all this riff raff here, I missed service and it hurts

But what's worse, I'm not sure how long I've been swayin' in the breeze

Tired of talkin' to the trees, and you the first praying man that I've seen

I figured you'd lend a hand, but I see if you got some time

I'm glad you looked up because most people pay no mind

He smiled and said, "Son, well, I can do you one better"

He removed a pocket knife and cut me down from my oppressor

Forever

Yes, I was on the road, didn't know which way to go

I think I hear a praying man coming, a praying man coming

Sometimes I couldn't read the signs, my people done left me behind

Think I hear a praying man coming, mmm

I think I hear a praying man coming

Boatin' along the sea, he emerged from the mist

Asked me how I got far from the beach

'Cause they stripped me of my pride and put these shackles on my feet

I was stacked on top of my folk and it was really hard to breathe, it was

Little hard to believe that I had been caught up in this mess

And some of my own people would sell me to my death, it was a

Lot of us on the ride and it was a lot of us that was lost, but

Some of us couldn't take it, so some of us jumped off, and I'm

Really glad you found me on your course

I've been out here for a while and there's no sign of the shore

He smiled and said, "Son, well, I can do you one better"

He lended me his hand and picked me up from my oppressor

Forever

Yes, I was on the road, didn't know which way to go

I think I hear a praying man coming, a praying man coming

Sometimes I couldn't read the signs, my people done left me behind

Think I hear a praying man coming, mmm

I think I hear a praying man coming

Driving along the road

He asked me what I was runnin' from and where I was tryin' to go

Well, I was workin' in the field and one of my kinfolk just got killed, and I

Knew they'd come for me, and Lord knows I wanna live, see I

Heard there's people free, not that far but far from me

To be runnin' from these dogs with no shoes up on my feet

I heard of this railroad that ventures underground

And takes my kind of people to a place that we can't be found

And I've been wounded for some miles, so I decided to rest my head

I guess they let me go 'cause they assumed that I was dead

He smiled and said, "Son, hop in this wagon and get settled"

He offered me a ride and drove me far from my oppressor

Forever

Yes, I was on the road, didn't know which way to go

I think I hear a praying man coming, a praying man coming

Sometimes I couldn't read the signs, my people done left me behind

Think I hear a praying man coming, mmm

I think I hear a praying man coming