Uptown girl
she's been living in her
uptown world
I bet she never had a
backstreet guy
I bet her momma never
told her why.
I'm gonna try for
an uptown girl
she's been living in her
white pretty world.
As long as anyone with
half a chance and
now she's looking
for a downtown man.
That's what I am.
And when she knows
what she wants
from her time
And when she wakes up
and makes up her mind
she'll see I'm not so tough
just because I'm in love
with an uptown girl.
You know I've seen her
in her uptown world
She's getting tired of
her high class toys
and all the presents from
her uptown boys.
She's got a choice.
Uptown girl
You know I can't afford to
buy her pearls
but maybe someday
when my ship comes in
she'll understand what
kind of man I've been
and then I'll win.
And when she's walking
she's loking so fine
And when she's talking
she'll say that she's mine
She'll say I'm not so tough
just because I'm in love
with an uptown girl
she's been living in her
white pretty world
as long as anyone with
half a chance...
She's my uptown girl.
she's been living in her
uptown world
I bet she never had a
backstreet guy
I bet her momma never
told her why.
I'm gonna try for
an uptown girl
she's been living in her
white pretty world.
As long as anyone with
half a chance and
now she's looking
for a downtown man.
That's what I am.
And when she knows
what she wants
from her time
And when she wakes up
and makes up her mind
she'll see I'm not so tough
just because I'm in love
with an uptown girl.
You know I've seen her
in her uptown world
She's getting tired of
her high class toys
and all the presents from
her uptown boys.
She's got a choice.
Uptown girl
You know I can't afford to
buy her pearls
but maybe someday
when my ship comes in
she'll understand what
kind of man I've been
and then I'll win.
And when she's walking
she's loking so fine
And when she's talking
she'll say that she's mine
She'll say I'm not so tough
just because I'm in love
with an uptown girl
she's been living in her
white pretty world
as long as anyone with
half a chance...
She's my uptown girl.