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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 rum and Coca-Cola." She said, "Fine" And then in thirty-seconds time she said "I wanna live like common people I wanna do whatever common people do Wanna sleep with common people I wanna sleep with common people like you." Well, what else could I do? I said, "I'll... 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 got no money." And 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 wanna live like common people You wanna see whatever common people see Wanna sleep with common people You wanna sleep with common people like me? But she didn't understand And she just smiled and held my hand Oh, rent a flat above a shop And cut your hair and get a job And smoke some fags and play some pool Pretend you never went to school But still 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 what ever common people do Never fail like common people You'll never watch your life slide out of view And then dance, and drink, and screw Because there's nothing else to do Oh! Sing along with the common people Sing along and 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 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 insides out 'Cause everybody hates a tourist Especially one who, who thinks it's all such a laugh Yeah, and the chip stain's 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 a shop Cut your hair and get a job And smoke some fags and play some pool Pretend you never went to school But still 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 Never live like common people Never do what common people do Never fail like common people Never watch your life slide out of view And then dance and drink, and screw Because there's nothing else to do Wanna live with common people like you Wanna live with common people like you Wanna live with common people like you Wanna live with common people like you Wanna live with common people like you Wanna live with common people like you Wanna live with common people like you A la la la la la Ooooh, la la la la Ooooh, la la la la Ooooh, la la-la-la-la la, oh yeah

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Hey Well, did I tell you before when I was up? Anxiety was bringing me down I'm tired of listening to you talking in rhymes Twisting around to make me think you're straight down the line All you do to me is talk, talk Talk, talk, talk, talk All you do to me is talk, talk Talk, talk, talk, talk All you do to me is talk, talk If every sign that I see is complete Then I'm a fool in your game And all you want to do is tell me your lies Won't show the other side? You're just wasting my time All you do to me is talk, talk Talk, talk, talk, talk All you do to me is talk, talk Talk, talk, talk, talk All you do to me is talk, talk When every choice to make is yours Keep telling me what's right and what's wrong Don't you ever stop to think about me? I'm not that blind to see that you've been cheating on me And you're laughing at me when I'm up I see you when you're crying for me when I'm down I see you when you're laughing at me when I'm up I see you when you're crying for me All you do to me is talk, talk Talk, talk, talk, talk All you do to me is talk, talk Talk, talk, talk, talk

Common People