The song is about a man who is interested in pursuing a relationship with an "uptown girl" who comes from a wealthy background. However, the uptown girl has become bored with her high-class toys and gifts from wealthy suitors. The man believes that although he cannot afford to buy her expensive gifts, he can offer her a different kind of love and relationship, and hopes that she will see him as more than just another suitor.
The song is about a man who is interested in pursuing a relationship with an "uptown girl" who comes from a wealthy background. However, the uptown girl has become bored with her high-class toys and gifts from wealthy suitors. The man believes that although he cannot afford to buy her expensive gifts, he can offer her a different kind of love and relationship, and hopes that she will see him as more than just another suitor.
The song is about a man who is interested in pursuing a relationship with an "uptown girl" who comes from a wealthy background. However, the uptown girl has become bored with her high-class toys and gifts from wealthy suitors. The man believes that although he cannot afford to buy her expensive gifts, he can offer her a different kind of love and relationship, and hopes that she will see him as more than just another suitor.
She's been living in her uptown world She's been living in her uptown world I bet she's never had a backstreet guy I bet she's never had a backstreet guy I bet her momma never told her why I bet her momma never told her why I'm gonna try for an uptown girl I'm gonna try for an uptown girl She's been living in her _________ world She's been living in her _________ world As long as anyone with hot blood can As long as anyone with hot blood can And now she's looking for a downtown man And now she's looking for a downtown man That's what I am That's what I am And when she knows what And when she knows what She wants from her time She wants from her time And when she wakes up And when she wakes up And makes up her mind And makes up her mind She'll see I'm not so ______ She'll see I'm not so ______ Just because Just because __________ with an uptown girl __________ with an uptown girl You know I've seen her in her uptown world You know I've seen her in her uptown world She's getting tired of her high-class toys She's getting tired of her high-class toys And all her presents from her uptown boys And all her presents from her uptown boys She's got a choice She's got a choice Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh __________ girl __________ girl You know I can't afford to buy her pearls You know I can't afford to buy her pearls But maybe someday when my ship comes in But maybe someday when my ship comes in She'll understand what kind of guy I've been She'll understand what kind of guy I've been And then I'll win And then I'll win And when she's walking And when she's walking She's looking so fine She's looking so fine And when she's talking And when she's talking She'll say that she's mine She'll say that she's mine She'll say I'm not so tough She'll say I'm not so tough Just because Just because ___________ ___________ With an uptown girl With an uptown girl She's been living in her white-bred world She's been living in her white-bred world As long as anyone with hot blood can As long as anyone with hot blood can And now she's looking for a downtown man And now she's looking for a downtown man That's what I am That's what I am Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Uptown girl Uptown girl She's my uptown girl She's my uptown girl You know __________ You know __________ With an uptown girl With an uptown girl My uptown girl My uptown girl You know I'm in love You know I'm in love With an uptown girl With an uptown girl My uptown girl My uptown girl You know I'm in love You know I'm in love With an uptown girl With an uptown girl My uptown girl My uptown girl You know I'm in love You know I'm in love With an uptown girl With an uptown girl