Waiting for The Man

<br>Reed<br><br><br><br>Im waiting for my man, 26 dollars in my hand<br><br>Up to lexington 125<br><br>Feel sick and dirty, more dead than alive<br><br>Im waiting for my man<br><br><br><br>Hey, white boy, whatyou doing uptown<br><br>Hey, white boy, you chasing our women around? <br><br>Oh pardon me sir, its the furthest of my mind<br><br>Lm just lookin for a dear, dear friend of mine<br><br>Im waiting for my man<br><br><br><br>Here he comes, hes all dressed in black,<br><br>Beat up shoes and a big straw hat<br><br>Hes never early, hes always late<br><br>First thing you learn is thatyou always got to wait<br><br>Im waiting for my man<br><br><br><br>Up to brownstone, up three flights of stairs<br><br>Everybody s pinnedyou but nobody cares<br><br>Hes got the works, gives you sweet taste<br><br>Oh, then you gotta split<br><br>Because hes got no time to waste, ah<br><br>Im waiting for my man<br><br><br><br>Baby dontyou holler<br><br>Darling don tyou bawl and shout<br><br>Im feeling good, Im gonna work it on out<br><br>Im feeling good, Im feeling oh so fine<br><br>Until tomorrow, but thats just another time<br><br>Im waiting for my man