Common people

She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge
 She studied sculpture at Saint 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 coke-cola.
 She said fine and 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.
 Well what else could I do – 
 I said I, 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 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 [bad word] 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 call 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 then dance and drink and [bad word]  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'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 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 stains in 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 else 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 [bad word] 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 dance and drink and [bad word]  'Cos there's nothing else to do

I want to live with common people like you (7x)
 Lalalala...oh yeah