[Intro]
  
 

She came from 

Greece she had

 a thirst for 

knowledge
 
She studies sculpture at St. Martins College
             
That's where I

 caught her ey

e

She told me th

at her dad was

 loaded
 
I said "In that case I'll have a rum and coca-cola"
            
She said "fine

" and in a thi

rty seconds ti

me she said
 

"I want to liv

e like common 

people
              
I want to do w

              
hatever common

          
 people do
 
I want to sleep with common people
              
I want to slee

              
p with common 

            
people like yo

u"
              
Well what else

              
 could I do', 

              
I said "I'll s

              
ee what I can 

 
do"
 

I took her to 

a supermarket
              
I don't know w

              
hy but I had t

              
o start it som


ewhere - so it

 started there

I said "Preten

d you've got n

o money"
 
She just laughed and said "Oh, you're so funny"
         
I said "Yeah, 

well I can't s

ee someone els

e smiling in h

ere
 
            
Are you sure y

ou want to liv

e like common 

people
              
You want to se

              
e whatever com

               
mon people see
 
You want to sleep with common people
              
You want to sl

              
eep with commo

              
n people like 

 
me
              
But she didn't

              
 understand, s

              
he just smiled

              
 and held my h


and
 
         
Rent a flat ab

ove your shop,

 cut you hair 

and get a job
              
Smoke some fag

  
s and play som

e pool, prente

nd you never w

ent to school
              
But still you'

  
ll never get i

t right, 'cos 

when you're la

id in bed at n

ight
             
watching roach

es climb the w

all, if you ca

lled your dad 

he could stop 

it all
 

You'll never l

ive like commo

n people
              
You'll never d

              
o whatever com

              
mon people do
 
You'll never fail like common people
              
You'll never w

              
atch your life

            
 slide out of 

view
              
And dance and 

              
drink and scre

              
w because ther

              
e's nothing el

       
se to do
 
[Interlude]
      
      
 

Sing along wit

h the common p

eople,
              
Sing along and

              
 it might just

         
 get you thru'
 
Laugh along with the common people
              
Laugh along ev

              
en though they

              
 are laughing 

   
at you
 
And the stupid things that you do
              
Because you th

              
ink that poor 

    
is cool
 

Like a dog lyi

ng in a corner

 they will bit

e you and neve

r warn you
       
look out, they

'll tear you i

nsides out

'Cos everybody

 hates a touri

st especially 

one who thinks

 that it's all
         
Such a laugh
 
and the chip stains and grease will come out in the bath
 
         
you will never

 understand ho

w it feels to 

live your life
            
With no meanin

g or control a

nd with nowher

e left to go
            
You are amazed

 that they exi

st and they bu

rn so bright
              
Whilst you can

              
 only wonder w


hy
 
         
Rent a flat ab

ove your shop,

 cut you hair 

and get a job
              
Smoke some fag

  
s and play som

e pool, prente

nd you never w

ent to school
              
But still you'

  
ll never get i

t right, 'cos 

when you're la

id in bed at n

ight
             
watching roach

es climb the w

all, if you ca

lled your dad 

he could stop 

it all
 

You'll never l

ive like commo

n people
              
You'll never d

              
o whatever com

              
mon people do
 
You'll never fail like common people
              
You'll never w

              
atch your life

            
 slide out of 

view
              
And dance and 

              
drink and scre

              
w because ther

              
e's nothing el

       
se to do
 
 
I want to live with common people like you
 
I want to live with common people like you