She came from Greece, she had a thirst for knowledgeShe studied sculpture at Saint Martin's CollegeThat's where I caught her eyeShe told me that her dad was loadedI said, in that case I'll have a rum and Coca ColaShe said fine and in thirty seconds time she saidI wanna live like common peopleI wanna do whatever common people doI wanna sleep with common peopleI wanna sleep with common people like youWell, what else could I do? I said, I'll see what I can doI took her to a supermarketI don't know why, but I had to start it somewhereSo it started thereI said, pretend you've got no moneyShe just laughed and said, oh, you're so funnyI said, yeah? Well I can't see anyone else smiling in hereAre 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 understandShe just smiled and held my handsRent a flat above a shopCut your hair and get a jobSmoke some fags and play some poolPretend you never went to schoolBut still you'll never get it rightWhen you're lyin' in bed at nightWatching roaches climb the wallIf you call your dad he could stop it allYou'll never live like common peopleYou'll never do whatever common people doYou'll never fail like common peopleYou'll never watch your life slide out of viewAnd dance, and drink, and screwBecause there's nothing else to doSing along with the common peopleSing along and it might just get you throughLaugh along with the common peopleLaugh along, even though they're laughing at youAnd the stupid things that you do'Cause you think poor is coolLike a dog lying in a cornerIt'll bite you and never warn youLook out, they'll tear your insides outBecause everyone hates a tourist'Specially one who thinks it's all such a laughYeah and the chip stains' grease will come out in the bathYou will never understandHow it feels to live your lifeWith no meaning or controlAnd with nowhere left to goYou're amazed that they existAnd they burn so bright, why?You can only wonder whyRent a flat above a shopCut your hair and get a jobSmoke some fags and play some poolPretend you never went to schoolBut still you'll never get it rightWhen you've laid in bed at nightWatching roaches climb the wallIf you call your dad he could stop it allYou'll never live like common peopleYou'll never do what common people doYou'll never fail like common peopleYou'll never watch your life slide out of viewAnd dance and drink and screwBecause there's nothing else to doYou wanna sleep with the common peopleYou wanna sleep with the common peopleYou wanna sleep with the common people
Lyrics by William Shatner
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