Common People

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[Verse]
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She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge

She studies sculpture at St. Martins College
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That's where I caught her eye
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She told me that her dad was loaded

I said "In that case, I'll have a rum and coca-cola"
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She said "fine" and in a thirty seconds time she said


[Chorus]
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"I want to live like common people
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I want to do whatever common people do

I want to sleep with common people
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I want to sleep with common people like you"
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Well, what else could I do? I said "I'll see what I can do"


[Verse]
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I took her to a supermarket
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I don't know why but I had to start it somewhere - so it started there
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I said "Pretend you've got no money"

She just laughed and said "Oh, you're so funny"
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I said "Yeah, well I can't see someone else smiling in here


[Chorus]
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Are you sure you want to live like common people
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You want to see whatever common people see

You want to sleep with common people
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You want to sleep with common people like me"
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But she didn't understand, she just smiled and held my hand


[Bridge]
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Rent a flat above your shop, cut your hair and get a job
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Smoke some fags and play some pool, pretend you never went to school
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But still, you'll never get it right, 'cos when you're laid in bed at night
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watching roaches climb the wall, if you called your dad he could stop it all


[Chorus]
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You'll never live like common people
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You'll never do whatever common people do

You'll never fail like common people
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You'll never watch your life slide out of view
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And dance and drink and screw because there's nothing else to do


[Instrumental]
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[Chorus]
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Sing along with the common people,
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Sing along and it might just get you thru

Laugh along with the common people
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Laugh along even though they are laughing at you

And the stupid things that you do
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Because you think that poor is cool


[Verse]
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Like a dog lying in a corner, they will bite you and never warn you
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look out, they'll tear your insides out
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'Cos everybody hates a tourist especially one who thinks that it's all
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Such a laugh

and the chip stains and grease will come out in the bath

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you will never understand how it feels to live your life
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With no meaning or control and with nowhere left to go
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You are amazed that they exist and they burn so bright
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Whilst you can only wonder why


[Bridge]
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Rent a flat above your shop, cut your hair and get a job
                        G
Smoke some fags and play some pool, pretend you never went to school
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But still, you'll never get it right, 'cos when you're laid in bed at night
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watching roaches climb the wall, if you called your dad he could stop it all


[Chorus]
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You'll never live like common people
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You'll never do whatever common people do

You'll never fail like common people
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You'll never watch your life slide out of view
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And dance and drink and screw because there's nothing else to do