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 (1)________ (2)________ I'll have rum and coca-cola."
she said "Fine,"
and then in thirty (3)______________ time she said,
"I want 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 (4)________ 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 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 want to live like common people?
You want to see whatever 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 (5)________ and get a job.
Smoke some fags and play some pool.
Pretend you never (6)________ to school.
But (7)__________ 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 (8)__________ stop it all."
"Yeah."
"You'll never (9)________ like common people.
You'll never do (10)________________ common people do!
You'll never fail like (11)____________ people!
You'll (12)__________ watch your (13)________ slide out of view
and then dance, and drink, and screw
because there's nothing (14)________ to do!"

Sing along with the (15)____________ 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 (16)____________ that you do
because you think (17)________ poor is cool.

Like a dog lying in a corner
they will bite you and never (18)________ you.
Look out.
They'll tear your insides out
'cause everybody hates a tourist
especially one who thinks it's
all such a laugh.
Yeah and the chip stain's grease (19)________ come out in the bath.
You will never understand
how it feels 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 (20)________ 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 (21)______________ climb the wall
if you called your Dad he (22)__________ stop it all.
You'll never live like common people.
You'll never do what common people do.
You'll never fail like common people.
You'll (23)__________ watch your life slide out of view
and dance, and drink, and screw
because there's nothing (24)________ to do.

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

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