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      Bridge ~   I'm leaving   Can't keep holding on   I'm leaving      Chorus ~   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      Bridge      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      Bridge      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