| Uptown girl
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| She’s been living in her uptown world
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| I bet she’s never had a backstreet guy (Ah)
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| I bet her momma never told her why (Ah)
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| I’m gonna try for an uptown girl (uptown girl)
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| She’s been living in her white bread world (white bread world)
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| As long as anyone with hot blood can (hot blood can)
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| And now she’s looking for a downtown man (downtown man)
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| That’s what I am
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| And when she knows what
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| She wants from her time (her time)
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| And when she wakes up (wakes up)
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| And makes up her mind
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| She’ll see I’m not so tough
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| Just because
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| I’m in love
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| With an uptown girl (uptown girl)
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| You know I’ve seen her in her uptown world (uptown world)
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| She’s getting tired of her high class toys (high class toys)
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| And all her presents from her uptown boys (uptown boys)
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| She’s got a choice
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| Oh (Oh) Oh (Oh)
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| Uptown girl
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| You know I can’t afford to buy her pearls
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| But maybe someday when my ship comes in (comes in)
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| She’ll understand what kind of guy I’ve been (I've been)
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| And then I’ll win
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| And when she’s walking
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| She’s looking so fine (so fine) |
| And when she’s talking (talking)
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| She’ll say that she’s mine
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| She’ll say I’m not so tough
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| Just because
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| I’m in love
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| With an uptown girl (Ah)
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| She’s been living in her white bread world (Ah)
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| As long as anyone with hot blood can (Ah)
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| And now she’s looking for a downtown man (Ah)
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| That’s what I am
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| Oh (Oh) Oh (Oh)
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| Uptown girl
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| She’s my uptown girl (uptown girl)
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| Don’t you know I’m in love
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| With an uptown girl (uptown girl)
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| My uptown girl (uptown girl)
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| Don’t you know I’m in love
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| With an uptown girl (uptown girl)
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| My uptown girl (uptown girl)
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| Don’t you know I’m in love
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| With an uptown girl (uptown girl)
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| My uptown girl (uptown girl)
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| Don’t you know I’m in love |