The Velvet Underground — Im Waiting for the Man live version 1

[Concert intro] Good evening We're your local Velvet Underground We're glad to see you Thank You But we're uh particularly glad on a serious day like today That people could find that little time to come out and have Some fun to rock and roll 'cause these are serious times Or I've been told they are And since they're serious We felt impelled to do a very serious set So this is going to be a very serious rock and roll set And I don't want any of you to enjoy yourselves frivoulously(?) Because it will run against national policy Which rhymes by the way, which is how poets are Anyway...where I come from they arrest people for less than that And they won't give you a car This is a song that was written under the influence of dreams And it's about one man's journey from uptown to downtown [Verse 1] I'm waiting for my man Twenty-six dollars in my hand Gone up to Lexington, 125 Feeling sick and dirty, more dead than alive [Chorus] I'm waiting for my man [Verse 2] 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 [Chorus] I'm waiting for my man [Verse 3] Here he comes, he's all dressed in black...oh woah PR shoes and a big straw hat He's never early, he's never late First thing you learn is you always gotta wait [Chorus] I'm waiting for my man [Verse 4] Time's are getting heavy, I'm so sad Everyone that was good, you know they all turned out bad It's not a mystery, no mistake All I'm gonna have to do is wait [Chorus] I'm waiting for my man [Verse 5] Standing on the corner waiting for the sun to rise Miss Jean and Miss Anne said they had a surprise Well it's no mystery, no mistake I guess I just had to wait [Chorus] I'm waiting for my man [Verse 6] Ever since I was a little boy, I had the strangest dreams Everything that I saw didn't seem to be what it seem I'm no wizard, take my speed Always you know I've got to leave [Chorus] I'm waiting for my man [Verse 7] Gone 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 Then he's gotta split because he's got no time to waste [Chorus] I'm waiting for my man [Verse 8] Hey 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 [Outro] I'm waiting for my man (x7)