Velvet Underground : I'm Waiting For The Man

Le groupe de rock américain Velvet Underground publient aux États-Unis "I'm Waiting For The Man" pour le label Verve Records et tirée de leur premier album "The Velvet Underground & Nico".

La chanson, composée par Lou Reed, est sur un rythme binaire tout le long, et parle d'un drogué qui attend son dealer à Harlem avant de lui acheter une dose d'héroïne pour 26 dollars.

Paroles:

I'm waiting for my man
Twenty-six dollars in my hand
Up to Lexington, 125
Feel sick and dirty, more dead than alive
I'm waiting 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
PR shoes and a big straw hat
He's never early, he's always late
First thing you learn is you always gotta wait
I'm waiting for my man

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