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 seconds time she said,
"I want to live (3)________ common people.
I want to do whatever common (4)____________ 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 (5)________ why, but I had to (6)__________ 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 (7)________ 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 (8)________ my hand.

"Rent a (9)________ above a shop.
Cut your (10)________ and get a job.
Smoke some fags and play some pool.
Pretend you never went to school.
But still you'll (11)__________ get it right
'cause when you're (12)________ in bed at night
watching roaches climb the wall
if you (13)____________ your Dad he could stop it all."
"Yeah."
"You'll never live like common people.
You'll (14)__________ do whatever common people do!
You'll never fail (15)________ common people!
You'll (16)__________ watch your life slide out of view
and then dance, and drink, and screw
because there's nothing else to do!"

Sing along with the common people.
Sing along and it might (17)________ get you through.
Laugh along with the common people.
Laugh (18)__________ even though they're laughing at you
and the stupid things that you do
because you think that poor is cool.

Like a dog lying in a corner
they will bite you and never warn you.
Look out.
They'll tear (19)________ insides out
'cause everybody hates 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 feels to live your life
with no meaning or control
and with nowhere else to go.
You are amazed (20)________ they exist
and they burn so bright whilst you can (21)________ wonder why?

Rent a flat above a shop.
Cut your hair and get a job.
Smoke some fags and play some pool.
Pretend you (22)__________ went to school.
But still you'll never get it right
'cause when you're laid in bed at night
watching (23)______________ climb the wall
if you called (24)________ Dad he could stop it all.
You'll never live like common people.
You'll never do what common people do.
You'll never (25)________ like common people.
You'll never watch your life slide out of view
and dance, and drink, and screw
because there's nothing (26)________ to do.

I want to live with common people (27)________ you.
I want to live with common people like you.
I (28)________ 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 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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