Uptown girl She's been living in her uptown world, I bet she never had A back street guy, I bet her mama Never told her why
I'm going to try for an uptown girl, She's been living in her white bread world, As long as anyone with hot blood can, 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 her 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 guy I've been And then I'll win
And when she's walking She's looking so fine, And when she's talking She'll say that she's mine
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 her presents from her uptown boys, She's got a choice
Uptown girl, She's my uptown girl, You know I'm in love With an uptown girl