Common People by Pulp

She came from Greece.
She had a thirst for knowledge
She (1)______________ sculpture at St 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 want to live (2)________ common people.
I want to do whatever common people do.
I want to sleep with common people.
I want to sleep with common people (3)________ 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 it started there.
I said "Pretend you've got no money."
But she (4)________ laughed and (5)________ "Oh you're so funny."
I said, "Yeah?
Well I can't see anyone (6)________ smiling in here."
"Are you sure you (7)________ to live like common people?
You want to see (8)________________ 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 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.
But (9)__________ 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 (10)__________ your life slide out of view
and (11)________ dance, and drink, and screw
because there's nothing (12)________ to do!"

Sing along with the common people.
Sing along and it might just get you through.
Laugh along with the common people.
Laugh (13)__________ even though they're laughing at you
and the stupid things that you do
because you think that (14)________ 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 (15)__________________ hates a tourist
especially one who thinks it's
all (16)________ a laugh.
Yeah and the chip stain's grease (17)________ come out in the bath.
You will never understand
how it feels to live your life
with no meaning or control
and with nowhere (18)________ to go.
You are amazed that they exist
and (19)________ burn so bright whilst you can only wonder why?

Rent a (20)________ above a shop.
Cut your hair and get a job.
Smoke some fags and (21)________ 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.
You'll never live like (22)____________ people.
You'll (23)__________ do what common people do.
You'll (24)__________ 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.

I want to live with common people like you.
I (25)________ to live with common people like you.
I want to live with common people like you.
I want to live with common people (26)________ you.
I want to (27)________ with common people like you.
I want to live with common people like you.
I want to live with (28)____________ people like you.
I want to live with common people like you.
Aa-aa-ah la la la la...
Oh yeah.

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