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 thirt

y seconds time

 she said


I want to live

 like common p

eople
              
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 see 

                                                   
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 Pretend

 you've got no

 money

She just laughed and said Oh you're so funny
             
I said Yeah we

ll I can't see

 someone else 

smiling in her

e

              
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 sh

              
e just smiled 

              
and held my ha

                                    
nd

             
Rent a flat ab

ove your shop 

cut you hair a

nd get a job
              
Smoke some fag

          
s and play som

e pool prenten

d you never we

nt to school
              
But still you'

            
ll never get i

t right 'cos w

hen you're lai

d in bed at ni

ght
              
watching roach

       
es climb the w

all if you cal

led your dad h

e could stop i

t 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

  
  


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 in

sides out

Cos everybody 

hates a touris

t especially o

ne 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 a

nd get a job
              
Smoke some fag

          
s and play som

e pool prenten

d you never we

nt to school
              
But still you'

            
ll never get i

t right 'cos w

hen you're lai

d in bed at ni

ght
              
watching roach

       
es climb the w

all if you cal

led your dad h

e could stop i

t all


You'll never l

ive like commo

n people
              
You 'll never 

              
do whatever co

                                        
mmon 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