Pulp - Common People

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1She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge
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3She studies sculpture at St. Martins College
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4That's where I caught her eye
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5She told me that her dad was loaded
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7I said "In that case I'll have a rum and coca-cola"
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8She said "fine" and in a thirty seconds time she said
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11"I want to live like common people
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12I want to do whatever common people do
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14I want to sleep with common people
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15I want to sleep with common people like you"
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16Well what else could I do', I said "I'll see what I can do"
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19I took her to a supermarket
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20I don't know why but I had to start it somewhere - so it started there
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21I said "Pretend you've got no money"
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23She just laughed and said "Oh, you're so funny"
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24I said "Yeah, well I can't see someone else smiling in here
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27Are you sure you want to live like common people
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28You want to see whatever common people see
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30You want to sleep with common people
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31You want to sleep with common people like me
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32But she didn't understand, she just smiled and held my hand
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35Rent a flat above your shop, cut you hair and get a job
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36Smoke some fags and play some pool, prentend you never went to school
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37But still you'll never get it right, 'cos when you're laid in bed at night
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38watching roaches climb the wall, if you called your dad he could stop it all
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41You'll never live like common people
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42You'll never do whatever common people do
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44You'll never fail like common people
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45You'll never watch your life slide out of view
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46And dance and drink and screw because there's nothing else to do
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48Interlude:
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51Sing along with the common people,
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52Sing along and it might just get you thru'
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54Laugh along with the common people
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55Laugh along even though they are laughing at you
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57And the stupid things that you do
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58Because you think that poor is cool
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61Like a dog lying in a corner they will bite you and never warn you
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62look out, they'll tear you insides out
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63'Cos everybody hates a tourist especially one who thinks that it's all
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64Such a laugh
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66and the chip stains and grease will come out in the bath
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69you will never understand how it feels to live your life
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70With no meaning or control and with nowhere left to go
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71You are amazed that they exist and they burn so bright
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72Whilst you can only wonder why
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75Rent a flat above your shop, cut you hair and get a job
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76Smoke some fags and play some pool, prentend you never went to school
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77But still you'll never get it right, 'cos when you're laid in bed at night
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78watching roaches climb the wall, if you called your dad he could stop it all
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81You'll never live like common people
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82You'll never do whatever common people do
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84You'll never fail like common people
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85You'll never watch your life slide out of view
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86And dance and drink and screw because there's nothing else to do
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89I want to live with common people like you
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91I want to live with common people like you
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