Uptown Ruler Lyrics - James Reyne

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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Chorus 

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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Chorus 

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