I'm gonna make sure that I put this place on the map
If there's one promise I make it's that
If there's one promise I make it's that
Some have told me that this could be the best of me
And some have said (yeah, I've heard it)
But I'm not buying it
Yeah, I've heard it

Style doesn't matter when you're on your back
Just remember that fact, just remember that
Style doesn't matter when you're on your back
Your clothes don't fit this season

Uptown girls are as good as gold downtown
Or suburban gents like me have been told
Good as gold
Suburban urgency has got the best of me
Uptown girls are as good as gold downtown
Or suburban gents like me have been told
Good as gold
Suburban urgency has got the best of me

My door was locked as we talked and talked
Keeping tempos with or without our clothes
And I'm telling you as fast as I can I'm a trend, a trend
Cuz I don't break hearts, I just dent them
No, I don't break hearts, I just dent them

Style doesn't matter when you're on your back
Just remember that fact, just remember that
Style doesn't matter when you're on your back
Your clothes don't fit this season
You're cold and that's the reason

Uptown girls are as good as gold downtown
Or suburban gents like me have been told
Good as gold
Suburban urgency has got the best of me
Uptown girls are as good as gold downtown
Or suburban gents like me have been told
Good as gold
Suburban urgency has got the best of me

Keeping tempos with or without clothes
Fast step time and slow
So wave that glass, you're high class
Keep that tempo slow

Style doesn't matter when you're on your back

Uptown girls are as good as gold downtown
Or suburban gents like me have been told
Good as gold
Suburban urgency has got the best of me
Uptown girls are as good as gold downtown
Or suburban gents like me have been told
Good as gold
Suburban urgency has got the best of me


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I Put the "Metro" in Metronome Lyrics as written by Jeff Czum Fernando Cimato

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    Most of this was deciphered by myself so please, please tell me if you have any corrections :)

    kasandraon May 26, 2006   Link

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