Uptown Squalor

I see them in their shiny cars
Looking so pretty with diamonds on
I see them in their shiny cars
Looking so pretty with diamonds on
I see them in their shiny cars
Looking so pretty with diamonds on
I see them in their shiny cars
Looking so pretty with diamonds on
Well uptown in my city
Is where the sludge drips from
It makes my dog and cat skinny
And runs downhill into our slums
We all try to rinse it
But instead we walk around in boots and gloves
Up the slope is where the rich live
In their mansions made of happiness and love
One day one of the uptown girls came looking for a downtown guy
You know how those uptown girls can be
Using money and looks to get by
I went with a uptown girl that was looking for this downtown guy
You know how those uptown girls can be
If you say no then you lie
Now I’m uptown in my city
Where the sludge gets made
It keeps my wife and kid skinny
We pour the leftovers into the drain
I see them in their shiny cars
Looking so pretty with diamonds on
I see them in their shiny cars
Looking so pretty with diamonds on
I see them in their shiny cars
Looking so pretty with diamonds on
I see them in their shiny cars
Looking so pretty with diamonds on