Vanessa Paradis
I’m Waiting for the Man lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1992
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:26
I'm waiting for my man
26 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 and
I'm waiting for my man
Here he comes, he's all dressed in black
New York shoes and a big straw hat
He's never early, he's always late
First thing you learn is that you always have 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, he's your sweet taste
Then you got to split because you got no time to waste
I'm waiting for my man
Baby don't holler, darlin' don't you ball and shout
Baby don't shout, darling don't you cry and scream
I'm feeling good, you know, we're gonna work it on out
I'm feeling good, I'm feeling so fine
I'm feeling good, I'm feeling so great
Until tomorrow but that's just another time
I'm waiting for my man
I'm waiting for my man
I'm waiting for my man
I'm waiting for my man
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Key vocabulary
- i'm
- I am
- lexington
- place
- doin
- doing
- uptown
- residential area
- it's
- it is
- furthest
- farthest
- lookin
- looking
- he
- I have
- he's
- he is
- everybody's
- everyone's
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About this song
Vanessa Paradis is a French singer, actress, and model whose work blends pop with jazz and rock influences. She is best known for her breakout 1987 hit “Joe Le Taxi” and for her crossover presence in French cinema and fashion.