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 in that case I'll have a rum and coca-cola She said fine And then in thirty seconds time she said
I wanna live like common people I wanna to do whatever common people do Wanna sleep with common people I wanna sleep with common people like you Oh what else could I do? I said Oh I'll see what I can do
I took her to a supermarket I don't know why but I had to start it somewhere So it started there I said pretend you've got no money An she just laughed and said Oh you're so funny I said yeah Huh 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 Wanna sleep with common people You wanna sleep with common people like me
But she didn't understand and 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 Watchin 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 Never fail like common people You'll never watch your life slide out of view And they dance and drink and screw Because there's nothing else to do Aw
Sing along with the common people Sing along and it might just get you thru' Laugh along with the common people Laugh along even though they're laughing at you And the stupid things you do Because you think that poor is cool
Like a dog lying in a corner They will bite you and never warn you Look out they'll tear your insides out 'Cause everybody hates a tourist Especially one who who thinks it's all such a laugh yeah And the chip stains and grease will come out in the bath
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 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
Never live like common people Never do what common people do Never fail like common people You'll never watch your life slide out of view And they dance and drink and screw Because there's nothing else to do
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