down at the uptown

it was a real live world and i wanna live in it

i got up and sung in a whole lot of places like this

christmas lights

but nobody gave a shit like this

it was a real live world and i wanna live in it

so if i'm a stranger now

and running on my own time

it's 'cause i made a vow

down at the uptown

horses playing on the radio

someone's in the bathroom sleeping off a bad one

queenie's selling roses out the back door

it was a real live world and i wanna live in it

so if i'm a stranger now

and running on my own time

it's 'cause i made a vow

down at the uptown

momma

i'm standing on the ledge-ee-o

run

jump

or fly? i think i caught a bad one

i guess we only get so many chances to shine

it was a real live world and i wanna live in it

so if i'm a stranger now

and running on my own time

it's 'cause i made a vow

down at the uptown

so if i'm a stranger now

and running on my own time

it's 'cause i made a vow

down at the uptown