Common People by Pulp

She came from Greece.
She had a thirst for knowledge
She studied sculpture at St Martin's College.
That's where I caught her eye.

She told me (1)________ 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 (2)________ to live like common people.
I want to do whatever common people do.
I want to sleep with common people.
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 (3)__________ it somewhere
so it started there.
I said "Pretend you've got no money."
But she just (4)______________ and said "Oh you're so funny."
I said, "Yeah?
Well I can't see anyone else (5)______________ in here."
"Are you (6)________ you want to live like common people?
You (7)________ to see whatever common people see?
You want to sleep (8)________ 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 (9)__________ went to school.
But still you'll (10)__________ 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 (11)__________ live (12)________ 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 view
and (13)________ dance, and drink, and screw
because there's (14)______________ else to do!"

Sing along (15)________ the common people.
Sing along and it might just get you through.
Laugh along with the common people.
Laugh along (16)________ though they're laughing at you
and the stupid things that you do
because you think that poor is cool.

Like a dog (17)__________ in a corner
they will bite you and never warn you.
Look out.
They'll tear your (18)______________ out
'cause (19)__________________ hates a tourist
especially one who thinks it's
all such a laugh.
Yeah and the chip stain's grease (20)________ come out in the bath.
You will never understand
how it (21)__________ to live your life
with no meaning or control
and with nowhere else 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.
Smoke some fags and play some pool.
Pretend you never went to school.
But still you'll never get it right
'cause (22)________ 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 (23)________ like common people.
You'll never do (24)________ common people do.
You'll never fail like (25)____________ 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 (26)________ you.
I want to live with common people like you.
I (27)________ to live with common people like you.
I (28)________ to live with common people like you.
I want to live with common (29)____________ like you.
I want to live with common people like you.
I want to live with common 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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