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 gonna 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
　　All:
　　Oh......
　
　　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 say I'm not so tough
　　Just because
　　I'm in love
　
　　With 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
　
　　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