Common People

She came from Greece, she had a thirst for knowledge
She studied sculpture and some mountain college
That's where I caught her eye
She told me that her dad was lonely
I said, "In that case I'll have one Coca-Cola"
She said, "Fine"
And gave her thirty seconds time
She said

I wanna live like common people
I want to do whatever common people do
I wanna sleep with common people
I want to sleep with common people like you
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, "Ha, you're so funny"
I said, "Yeah, huh
Well I can't see the real smile in here
Are you sure?"

You wanna live like common people
You wanna see whatever common people see
You wanna sleep with common people
You wanna sleep with common people like me
But you 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
Soon 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

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 you
And dance and drink and screw
Because there's nothing else to do

Sing along with the common people
Sing along if 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

'Cause you think that poor is cool
I want to live with common people like you
I want to live with common people like you
I wanna live with common people like you
I wanna live with common people like you
I wanna live with common people like you
I wanna live with common people like you
I wanna live with common people like you

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