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 that her Dad was loaded.
I said "In that case I'll have rum and coca-cola."
she said "Fine,"
and then in thirty (1)______________ time she said,
"I want to live like common people.
I want to do whatever common (2)____________ 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 (3)________ 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 just laughed and said "Oh you're so funny."
I said, "Yeah?
Well I can't see (4)____________ else smiling in here."
"Are you sure you want to live like common people?
You (5)________ to see whatever common people see?
You want to sleep with common people?
You want to sleep with common (6)____________ like me?"
But she didn't understand
she just (7)____________ 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
'cause when you're (8)________ 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 (9)________________ common people do!
You'll never fail like common people!
You'll never (10)__________ your life slide out of view
and then dance, and drink, and screw
because there's nothing (11)________ to do!"

Sing along with the common people.
Sing along and it might (12)________ 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 (13)________ poor is cool.

Like a dog lying in a corner
they will bite you and never warn you.
Look out.
They'll (14)________ your insides out
'cause everybody (15)__________ a tourist
especially one who thinks it's
all such a laugh.
Yeah and the chip stain's grease will come out in the bath.
You will never understand
how it (16)__________ to live your life
with no meaning or control
and (17)________ nowhere else to go.
You are amazed that (18)________ exist
and they (19)________ so bright whilst you can only (20)____________ 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 (21)________ 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 (22)____________ people.
You'll (23)__________ watch your life slide out of view
and dance, and drink, and screw
because there's nothing else to do.

I want to (24)________ (25)________ common people like you.
I want to live with common people like you.
I want to live with common people like you.
I want to (26)________ with (27)____________ people (28)________ 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.
I (29)________ to (30)________ with common people like you.
Aa-aa-ah la la la la...
Oh yeah.

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