Pulp - Common People

She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledgeShe studied sculpture at Saint Martin's CollegeThat's where ICaught her eyeShe told me that her dad was loadedI said, in that case I'll have rum and Coca-ColaShe said fineAnd then in thirty seconds time she saidI wanna live like common peopleI wanna do whatever common people doWanna sleep with common peopleI wanna sleep with common peopleLike youOh what else could I doI said I'll, I'll see what I can doI took her to a supermarketI don't know whyBut I had to start it somewhereSo it started thereI said pretend you've got no moneyShe just laughed and saidOh you're so funnyI said; yeahI can't see anyone else smiling in hereAre you sure?You wanna live like common peopleYou wanna see whatever common people seeWanna sleep with common peopleYou wanna sleep with common peopleLike meBut she didn't understandShe just smiled and held my handRent a flat above a shopCut your hair and get a jobSmoke some fags and play some poolPretend you never went to schoolBut still you'll never get it right'Cause when you're laid in bed at nightWatching roaches climb the wallIf you called your dad he could stop it all, yeahYou'll never live like common peopleYou'll never do whatever common people doYou'll never fail like common peopleYou'll never watch your life slide out of viewAnd you dance and drink and screwBecause there's nothing else to doSing along with the common peopleSing along and it might just get you throughLaugh along with the common peopleLaugh along even though they're really laughing at youAnd the stupid things that you doBecause you think that poor is coolLike a dog lying in a cornerThey will bite you and never warn youLook out, they'll tear your insides out'Cause everybody hates a touristEspecially one who thinks it's all such a laughYeah and the chip stains and greaseWill come out in the bathYou will never understandHow it feels to live your lifeWith no meaning or controlAnd with nowhere left to goYou are amazed that they existAnd they burn so brightWhilst you can only wonder whyRent a flat above a shopCut your hair and get a jobSmoke some fags and play some poolPretend you never went to schoolBut still you'll never get it right'Cause when you're laid in bed at nightWatching roaches climb the wallIf you called your dad he could stop it allYeahNever live like common peopleNever do what common people doNever fail like common peopleYou'll never watch your life slide out of viewAnd then dance and drink and screwBecause there's nothing else to doWanna live with common people like youWanna live with common people like youWanna live with common people like youWanna live with common people like youWanna live with common people like youWanna live with common people like youI wanna live with common people like youOh, la, la, la, laOh, la, la, la, laOh, la, la, la, laOh, la, la, la, laOh you