(Verse) Yeah, the(?) love ran from me Wash Heights, stand up! Get it to be done Cuz I'mma stick around until the body rest Down the block, head down, shoutin' que-lo-que? Betta yet, I plant roots, let the seeds grow Hands to the dirt, trust God till I till I see my d**h Cuz then I'm off to the next one I'm livin' for the city and the skies like the jets, we aim high The kind of stuff that you tell sons and you tell daughters I leave it as I see(?), Cadillac a rim father I'm not takin' try hard, I'm takin' trust God Made, king, made, king, uh(?!) Cuz sometimes it seems like you won't see But you can sure listen well like Ray Charles A money shame cuz he's fallen He is the father like Vader, salute to the savior, this (Hook) Uptown, Uptown, Uptown (Uptown) Uptown, Uptown, Uptown (Uptown) Uptown, Uptown, Uptown (Uptown) Uptown, Uptown, Uptown (Uptown) (Verse 2) They say that kids mess yo brains up Styles gettin' cramped up Help em out Ruben, and tell em young'ns put em hands up Man up! Kids are an answer Kinda like men are from God so we can invent I remember vividly, mom with her hair up Clean it up, and our pops makin' that ? Ma, I miss you, those were the days, plus ? on that radio Yeah, old skool heads know what's up! Yeah, I got to see this picture growin' up See the bigger picture up in genesis A father lovin', serpent leadin' up in every crib Can you picture God tellin' his creation That He made us and was mistaken? Nathan: 'God is a father like none' He drew up the plan, in the center was his son The Savior! (Hook) Uptown, Uptown, Uptown (Uptown) Uptown, Uptown, Uptown (Uptown) Uptown, Uptown, Uptown (Uptown) Uptown, Uptown, Uptown (Uptown)