Lyrics of
Im Waiting For The Man

Im Waiting for the Man narrates a journey to Harlem by a white man to buy heroin from a dealer. It is among The Velvet Undergrounds most famous songs, depicting the raw reality of drug addiction and street life in late 60s New York.

I'm waitin' for my man
26 dollars in my hand
Up to Lexington, 125, feel sick and dirty more dead than alive
I'm waitin' for my man
Hey, white boy, what you doin' uptown?
Hey, white boy, you chasin' our women around?
Oh pardon me sir, it's the furthest from my mind
I'm just lookin' for a dear, dear friend of mine
I'm waiting for my man

Here he comes, he's all dressed in black
Beat up shoes and a big straw hat
He's never early, he's always late
First thing you learn is you always gotta wait

Up to a Brownstone, up three flights of stairs
Everybody's pinned you, but nobody cares
He's got the works, gives you sweet taste
Ah then you gotta split because you got no time to waste
I'm waiting for my man
Baby don't you holler, darlin' don't you bawl and shout
I'm feeling good, you know I'm gonna work it on out
I'm feeling good, I'm feeling oh so fine
Until tomorrow, but that's just some other time
I'm waiting for my man