James Reyne Uptown Ruler Lyrics

Uptown Ruler Lyrics

A long tall daddy

And his common law wife

Shuffled out of Buffalo

The comfortable life

Holding hands they went

To meet their maker



Just an old fella

In his hey day suit

Dreaming all the dreams

About the film he'd shoot

He said Hey you know

I ain't no Pennebaker



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I'm leaving

Can't keep holding on

I'm leaving



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I can't keep holding on

I'm an uptown ruler

An uptown ruler

All my old friends are gone

I'm an uptown ruler

An uptown ruler



Cast the vote

And dim the light

He's been drinking Ol' Grandad

Every night

Where things are right

And where the air is cooler



The Glory Days

They came and went

His mane it was luxuriant

Now Ol' Grandad

He's the uptown ruler



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And on the days when time goes by

He just hangs his head and sighs

And on the days when time stands still

That's the days when looks could kill



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An uptown ruler

An I could fool her

I'm an uptown ruler

An uptown ruler

An uptown ruler

I'm a ruler

I'm an uptown ruler

An uptown ruler