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 seconds 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 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 an 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 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 / `cos
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 what common people do /
you'll never fail like 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 along with the common 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 things that you do / because you think that poor
is cool / Like a dog lying in a corner / they will bite and never warn you / Look out / they'll tear your
insides out / [something muffled underneath, maybe: I'm sorry, Mr Dalton, there's no need to be
concerned] / `cos 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 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 / `cos 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 common 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 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 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.
