Common people

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 rum and coca-cola.".

She said "Fine.".

And then in thirty seconds time she said:

"I want to live like common people,

I want to do whatever common people do,

I want to sleep with common people,

I want to sleep with common people like you..."

Oh what else could I do?

I said "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.",

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 want to live like common people,

you want to see whatever common people see,

you want to sleep with common people,

you want to 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,

`cos 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 whatever common people do,

you 'll never fail like common people,

you 'll never watch your life slide out of view.

And then dance and drink and 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 the stupid things that 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.

`Cos everybody hates a tourist,

especially one who thinks it's all such a laugh.

Yeah and the chip stain 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,

`cos 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,

never watch your life.... slide out of view.

And then dance and drink and screw...

Because there's nothing else to do.

I want to live with common people like you...

"Common people" - Pulp

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