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She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge,
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She studied sculpture at Saint Martin's College,
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That's where I,
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Caught her eye.
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She told me that her Dad was loaded,
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I said "In that case I'll have a rum and coca-cola."
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She said "Fine."
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And in thirty seconds time she said,
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I want to live like common people,
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I want to do whatever common people do,
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I want to sleep with common people,
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I want to sleep with common people,
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Like you.
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Well what else could I do
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I said "I'll see what I can do."
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I took her to a supermarket,
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I don't know why,
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But I had to start it somewhere,
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So it started there.
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I said pretend you've got no money,
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She just laughed and said,
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"Oh you're so funny."
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I said "Yeah?
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Well I can't see anyone else smiling in here.
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Are you sure you want to live like common people,
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You want to see whatever common people see,
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You want to sleep with common people,
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You want to sleep with common people,
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Like me.
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But she didn't understand,
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She just smiled and held my hand.
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Rent a flat above a shop,
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Cut your hair and get a job.
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Smoke some fags and play some pool,
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Pretend you never went to school.
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But still you'll never get it right,
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'Cause when you're laid in bed at night,
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Watching roaches climb the wall,
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If you called your Dad he could stop it all.
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You'll never live like common people,
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You'll never do whatever common people do,
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You'll never fail like common people,
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You'll never watch your life slide out of view,
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And dance and drink and screw,
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Because there's nothing else to do.
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Sing along with the common people,
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Sing along and it might just get you through.
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Laugh along with the common people,
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Laugh along even though they're laughing at you,
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And the stupid things that you do.
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Because you think that poor is cool.
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Like a dog lying in a corner,
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They will bite you and never warn you,
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Look out,they'll tear your insides out.
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'Cause everybody hates a tourist,
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Especially one who thinks it's all such a laugh,
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Yeah and the chip stain's grease,
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Will come out in the bath.
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You will never understand
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How it feels to live your life
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With no meaning or control
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And with nowhere left to go.
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You are amazed that they exist
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And they burn so bright,
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Whilst you can only wonder why.
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Rent a flat above a shop
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Cut your hair and get a job
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Smoke some fags and play some pool
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Pretend you never went to school,
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But still you'll never get it right
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'Cause when you're laid in bed at night
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And watching roaches climb the wall,
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If you called your dad he could stop it all
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Yeah
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You'll never live like common people
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You'll never do what common people do
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You'll never fail like common people
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You'll never watch your life slide out of view
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And then dance and drink and screw
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Because there's nothing else to do
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I want to live with common people like you
Pulp - Common People
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