Common People (extended Lyrics) Lyrics

Common People (extended Lyrics)

She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge
She studied sculpture at
St Martin's college
That's where I....
Caught her eye

She told me
that her Dad was loaded
I said "In that case I'll have rum and
coca-cola."
She said "Fine,".....
And then 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."

Oh 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 somewhere
So it started .... there
I said "Pretend you've got no
money."
But she just laughed an 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 called your dad he could
stop it all yeah

You'll never live like common people
You'll never do
what ever common people do
You'll never fail like common people
You'll
never watch your life slide out of view

And then dance, and drink, and
screw
Because there's nothing else to do

Sing along with the common
people
Sing along and it might just get you through
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.

Like a
dog lying in a corner
They will bite you and never warn you
Look
out.

They'll tear your insides out

`cos everybody hates a
tourist
Especially one who thinks it's all such a laugh
Yeah and the chip
stain and grease will come out in the bath

You will never
understand
How it feels to live your life
With no meaning or
control
And with nowhere left to go
You are amazed that they exist
And
they burn so bright whilst you can only wonder why.

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 called your Dad he could stop it all, Yeah.

Never
live like common people
Never do what common people do
Never fail like
common people
Never watch your life .... slide out of view

And then
dance, and drink, .... and screw
Because there's nothing else to do

I
want to live with common people like you.
etc...