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Intro

She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge

She studies sculpture at St. Martins 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 in a 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"

Well 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"

She just laughed and said "Oh, you?re so funny"

I said "Yeah, well I can?t see someone 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 your shop, cut you hair and get a job

Smoke some fags and play some pool, prentend 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

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 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 thru?

Laugh along with the common people

Laugh along even though they are 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 you insides out

?Cos everybody hates a tourist especially one who thinks that it?s all

Such a laugh

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 your shop, cut you hair and get a job

Smoke some fags and play some pool, prentend 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

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 dance and drink and screw because there?s nothing else to do

I want to live with common people like you

I want to live with common people like you