Common People
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She came from Greece, she had a thirst for knowledge
She studied sculpture at St. Martin's College
That's where I caught her eye
She told me that her dad was loaded
I said, "Black ace, I'll have rum and Coca-Cola"
She said, "Fine"
And in thirty seconds time she said
I wanna live like common people
I wanna do whatever common people do
I wanna sleep with common people
I wanna sleep with common people like you
But what else could I do?
I said, "I'll see what I can do"
I took her to the supermarket
I don't know why but I had to start it somewhere
So it started there
I said, "Pretend you got no money"
But she just laughed and said, "Oh, you're so funny"
I said, "Yeah, well I can't see anyone else smiling in here
Are you sure?"
You wanna live like common people
You wanna see whatever common people see
You wanna sleep with common people
You wanna sleep with common people like me
But she didn't understand
She just smiled and held my hand
Rent a flat above a shop
Cut your hair and get a job
Smoke some fags and play some pool
Pretend you never went to school
But still you'll never get it right
'Cause when you're laid in bed at night
Watching roaches climb the wall
If you called your dad he could stop it all, yeah
You'll never live like common people
You'll never do what common people do
You'll never fail like common people
You'll never watch your life slide out of view
And they dance, they drink, they screw
Because there's nothing else to do
Sing along with the common people
Sing along and it might just get you through
Laugh along with the common people
Laugh along even though they're laughing at you
And at the stupid things that you do
Because you think that poor is cool
Like a dog lying in the corner
They will bite you and never warn you
Look out, they'll tear your insides out
'Cause everybody hates a tourist
Especially ones who think it's all such a laugh
And the cheap stays in groups who come out in the band
You will never understand
How it feels to live your life
With no meaning or control
And with nowhere left to go
You are amazed that they exist
And they burn so bright
Whilst you can only wonder why
Rent a flat above a shop
Cut your hair and get a job
Smoke some fags and play some pool
Pretend you never went to school
Still you'll never get it right
'Cause when you're laid in bed at night
Watching roaches climb the wall
If you called your dad he could stop it all, yeah
You'll never live like common people
You'll never do what common people do
You'll never fail like common people
You'll never watch your life slide out of view
And they dance, they drink, they screw
Because there's nothing else to do
I wanna live like common people like you
I wanna live like common people like you
I wanna live like common people like you
I wanna live like common people like you
I wanna live like common people like you
I wanna live like common people like you
I wanna live like common people like you
La la la la
You la la la la
You la la la la
You la la la la la, yeah