[Verse 1]
Watching girls go passin' by
It ain't the latest thing
I'm just standin' in a doorway
I'm just tryin' to make some sense

[Verse 2]
Other girls go passin' by
Tales they tell of men
I'm not waitin' on a lady
I'm just waitin' on a friend

[Verse 3]
Smile relieves a heart that grieves
Remember what I said
I'm not waitin' on a lady
I'm just waitin' on a friend

[Chorus]
I'm just waitin' on a friend
I'm just waitin' on a friend
I'm just waitin' on a friend
Oh, I'm just waitin' on a—

[Verse 4]
Don't need no whore, don't need no booze
Don't need a virgin priest
I need someone I can cry to
I need someone to protect
[Verse 5]
Makin' love and breakin' hearts
It's just a game for youth
I'm not waitin' on a lady
I'm just waitin' on a friend

[Chorus]
I'm just waitin' on a friend
I'm just waitin' on a friend
I'm just waitin' on a friend
Oh, I'm just waitin' on a friend (Oh, I'm)
I'm just waitin' on a friend