She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge
She studied sculpture at Saint Martin s Collegethat s where I caught her eye.
She told me that her Dad was loaded
I said in that case I ll have a rum and coke-cola.
She said fine and in thirty seconds time she saidI want to live like common people
I want to do whatever common people doI 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 somewhereso it started there.
I said pretend you ve got no moneyshe 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 understandshe just smiled and held my hand.
Rent a flat above a shopcut your hair and get a job.
Smoke some fags and play some poolpretend 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 call 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 viewand dance and drink and screw
Because there s nothing else to do.
Sing along with the common peoplesing along and it might just get you thru
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.
I want to live with common peopleI want to live with common people etc..

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