i can t wait cause we ve got a date tonight we re making a scene she s an uptown girl i m a downtown boy with plenty of dreams her friends all say she s made a mistake she tells them i ll take my chances she s knows that i can t dance but i can surely sing a song of romance some people need a world of of gold and pearls my wealth is all in passion and maybe to some girls these clothes i wear just maybe out of fashion no i m not debonaire like fred astaire but my baby don t care she says just come as you are baby just come as you are baby you re my superstar made just for these arms i want you just the way you are it s just my fate to have expensive tastes and not a penny to spare i just don t know why she wants me cause she s much more than my share she says take a look inside and you ll realize a book s more than the cover and so the saying goes you never know just what you will discover what pages you will turn until you learn love is all that matters just come as you are baby you re my superstar made just for these arms i want you just the way you are just come as you are baby you re my superstar made just for these arms i want you just the way you are ahhhh baba some people need a world of of gold and pearls my wealth is all in passion and maybe to some girls these clothes i wear just maybe out of fashion no i m not debonaire like fred astaire but my baby don t care just come as you are baby you re my superstar made just for these arms i want you just the way you are just come as you are baby you re my superstar made just for these arms i want you just the way you are