Uptown Girl
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Verse 1
Uptown girlShe's been living in her uptown worldI bet she's never had a backstreet guyI bet her momma never told her whyI'm gonna try for anChorus
Uptown girlShe's been living in her white-bred worldAs long as anyone with hot blood canAnd now, she's looking for a downtown manThat's what I amBridge
And when she knows what she wants from her timeAnd when she wakes up and makes up her mindPre-Chorus
She'll see I'm not so toughJust because I'm in love with anVerse 2
Uptown girlYou know I've seen her in her uptown worldShe's getting tired of her high class toysAnd all the presents from her uptown boysShe's got a choiceVerse 3
Uptown girlYou know I can't afford to buy her pearlsBut maybe, someday, when my ship comes inShe'll understand what kind of guy I've beenAnd then I'll winBridge
And when she's walking, she's looking so fineAnd when she's talking, she'll say that she's minePre-Chorus
She'll say I'm not so toughJust because I'm in love with anChorus
Uptown girlShe's been living in her white-bred worldAs long as anyone with hot blood canAnd now, she's looking for a downtown manThat's what I amOutro
Uptown girl, she's my uptown girlYou know I'm in love with an uptown girl, my uptown girlYou know I'm in love with an uptown girl, my uptown girlYou know I'm in love with an uptown girl, my uptown girlYou know I'm in love with an uptown girlWhat the song means
A working-class man expresses his determination to win over a wealthy woman from the uptown neighborhood. Despite their different social backgrounds, he believes she'll eventually appreciate him and choose him over her privileged lifestyle and wealthy suitors.
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uptown — wealthy, affluent neighborhood; upper-class area
Contrasts with "downtown" (working-class area) throughout the song