Common People Lyrics

She came from Greece she had a thirst of knowledge, she studied sculpture at St. 
Martin's College, that's where I caught her eyes. She told me that her dad was 
loaded, I said " In that case I'll have a run and coca-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 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 I started 
there. I said " Pretend you've got no money ", she just laughted 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 smile 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. You'll never live  like common people, 
you'll never do what 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're laughting 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 inside out, 'cos everybody 
hates a tourist especially one who thinks 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, etc. I want to live with common people like you, I want 
to live with common people like you, etc.