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 (1)________ me that her Dad was loaded.
I said "In that case I'll (2)________ rum and coca-cola."
she said "Fine,"
and then in thirty seconds time she said,
"I want to live like common people.
I want to do whatever (3)____________ people do.
I (4)________ to (5)__________ 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 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 (6)________ 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 (7)________ fags and play 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 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 whatever common (8)____________ do!
You'll never fail like common people!
You'll never (9)__________ your (10)________ slide out of view
and then dance, and drink, and screw
because there's nothing else to do!"

Sing (11)__________ with the common people.
Sing along and it might just get you through.
Laugh along with the common people.
Laugh along (12)________ 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 tear your insides out
'cause everybody (14)__________ 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 (15)________ never understand
how it (16)__________ to (17)________ 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 when 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 (18)____________ people.
You'll never do what common 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 want to (19)________ with common people like you.
I want to live with common (20)____________ like you.
I want to live (21)________ common (22)____________ like you.
I want to live (23)________ (24)____________ people like you.
I want to live with (25)____________ people like you.
I want to live with common (26)____________ like you.
I want to live with common people like you.
Aa-aa-ah la la la la...
Oh yeah.

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