Uptown, the street's in a calming way Uptown, the street's in a calming way Uptown, a rua de uma maneira calmante And outside is warm as a bed with a maid And outside is warm as a bed with a maid E lá fora está quente como a cama com uma empregada doméstica And I find it's all our waves and raves And I find it's all our waves and raves E eu acho que todas as nossas ondas e raves That makes the days go on this way That makes the days go on this way Isso faz com que os dias vão nesse caminho I heard the sad sound of words I heard the sad sound of words Eu ouvi o som triste de palavras Spoken from a beak of a wise old bird Spoken from a beak of a wise old bird Falado em um bico de pássaro velho sábio Uptown, the streets are kept afloat Uptown, the streets are kept afloat Uptown, as ruas são mantidos à tona Our ground never leaves me alone Our ground never leaves me alone O nosso chão nunca me deixa sozinho He means well, saying, He means well, saying, Ele quer bem, dizendo: I've got stories of wine, superb I've got stories of wine, superb Eu tenho histórias de vinho, soberba And of course my childhood, forks and knives And of course my childhood, forks and knives E, claro, a minha infância, garfos e facas And a hospital bed, where I turned my life over and over again And a hospital bed, where I turned my life over and over again E uma cama de hospital, onde eu virei minha vida de uma e outra vez