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 (2)________ "Fine,"
and then in thirty seconds time she said,
"I want to live (3)________ common people.
I (4)________ to do whatever common people do.
I want to sleep with common people.
I (5)________ to sleep (6)________ common (7)____________ 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 start it somewhere
so it started there.
I said "Pretend you've got no money."
But she (8)________ 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 (9)________ 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 (10)__________ 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 (11)__________ 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 (12)__________ live like common people.
You'll (13)__________ do whatever common people do!
You'll (14)__________ fail (15)________ common people!
You'll never watch your life slide out of view
and then dance, and drink, and screw
because there's nothing else to do!"

Sing (16)__________ with the common people.
Sing along and it might just get you through.
Laugh along (17)________ the common people.
Laugh along even (18)____________ they're laughing at you
and the stupid things that you do
because you (19)__________ that poor 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 everybody hates a tourist
especially one who thinks it's
all such a laugh.
Yeah and the chip stain's (20)____________ will come out in the bath.
You will never understand
how it feels to live your life
with no (21)______________ or control
and with (22)______________ 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 (23)________ some pool.
Pretend you never went to school.
But still you'll never get it right
'cause when you're (24)________ in bed at night
watching roaches climb the wall
if you called your Dad he could stop it all.
You'll never live like (25)____________ people.
You'll never do what (26)____________ people do.
You'll never 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 (27)________ to live with common (28)____________ like you.
I want to live (29)________ 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 live with common people like you.
I want to live with common people like you.
I want to (30)________ with common people like you.
Aa-aa-ah la la la la...
Oh yeah.

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