Common People (Single Version)

Written by：Jarvis Cocker/Nick Banks/Candida Doyle/Steve Mackey/Russell Senior

She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge

She studied sculpture at Saint Martins College thats where I

Caught her eye

She told me that her dad was loaded

I said in that case ill have a rum and

Cokecola she said fine

And 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 oh

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

She 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

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 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 view

And dance

And drink

And screw

Because theres nothing else to do

To do

Sing along with the common people

Sing 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 people like you

I want to live with

Common people like you

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Common people like you

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Common people like you

I want to live with

Common people like you

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Common people like you

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