Released: September 29, 1983
Songwriter: Billy Joel
Producer: Phil Ramone
[Verse 1]
Uptown girl
She's been living in her uptown world
I bet she's never had a backstreet guy
I bet her momma never told her why
I'm gonna try for an
[Chorus]
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
[Bridge]
And when she knows what she wants from her time
And when she wakes up and makes up her mind
[Pre-Chorus]
She'll see I'm not so tough
Just because I'm in love with an
[Verse 2]
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
[Verse 3]
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
[Bridge]
And when she's walking, she's looking so fine
And when she's talking, she'll say that she's mine
[Pre-Chorus]
She'll say I'm not so tough
Just because I'm in love with an
[Chorus]
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
[Outro]
Uptown girl, she's my uptown girl
You know I'm in love with an uptown girl, my uptown girl
You know I'm in love with an uptown girl, my uptown girl
You know I'm in love with an uptown girl, my uptown girl
You know I'm in love with an uptown girl
Uptown girl
She's been living in her uptown world
I bet she's never had a backstreet guy
I bet her momma never told her why
I'm gonna try for an
[Chorus]
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
[Bridge]
And when she knows what she wants from her time
And when she wakes up and makes up her mind
[Pre-Chorus]
She'll see I'm not so tough
Just because I'm in love with an
[Verse 2]
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
[Verse 3]
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
[Bridge]
And when she's walking, she's looking so fine
And when she's talking, she'll say that she's mine
[Pre-Chorus]
She'll say I'm not so tough
Just because I'm in love with an
[Chorus]
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
[Outro]
Uptown girl, she's my uptown girl
You know I'm in love with an uptown girl, my uptown girl
You know I'm in love with an uptown girl, my uptown girl
You know I'm in love with an uptown girl, my uptown girl
You know I'm in love with an uptown girl
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