[Verse 1]

She saw me walking down the streets

Of your fine city

It kind of turned me on when she looked at me

And said, "come here"

Now I don't usually talk to strangers

But she looked so pretty

What can I lose

If I just give a little ear?

What's up, little girl?

I ain't got time to play

Baby didn't say too much

She said, "Are you gay?"

Kinda took me by surprise

I didn't know what to do

I just looked her in her eyes

And I said, "No, are you?"

Said to myself, said

She's just a crazy, crazy, crazy little mixed up dame

She's just a victim of society

And all its games

[Pre-Chorus]

Now where I come from

We don't let society tell us how it's supposed to be

Our clothes, our hair, we don't care

It's all about being there

[Chorus]

Everybody's going

Uptown

That's where I want to be

Uptown

Set your mind free

Uptown

Got my body hot

Get down

I don't want to stop, no

[Verse 2]

As soon as we got there

Good times were rolling

White, black, Puerto Rican

Everybody just a-freaking

Good times were rolling

She started dancing in the streets

Girl, she's just gone mad

You know, she even made love to me

Best that I ever had

I don't usually talk to strangers

This time, it's all right

See, she got me hot

I couldn't stop

Good times were rolling all night

All night, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]

Now where I come from

We don't give a damn

We do whatever we please

It ain't about no downtown

Nowhere bound

Narrow-minded drag

It's all about being free

[Chorus]

Everybody's going

Uptown

That's where I want to be

Uptown

Set your mind free

Uptown

Keep your body hot

Get down

I don't want to stop, no

[Interlude]

[Outro]

Uptown

Uptown

Everybody's going, everybody's going

Everybody got to, got to

Uptown

Got to go, got to go-go-go

Got to go uptown

Uptown

All now

Uptown

Got to go-go-go

Baby, got to go, got to

Uptown

Come on, come on

You, you have to, you got to go

Uptown

Yeah