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She came from Greece
she had a thirst for knowledge
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She studied sculpture
at Saint Martin's College
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That's where I,
caught her eye
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She told me
that her Dad was loaded
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I said, "In that case
I'll have a rum and coca-cola"
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She said, "Fine"
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And then in thirty
seconds time she said
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I wanna live
like common people
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I wanna do
whatever common people do
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I wanna sleep
with common people
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I wanna sleep
with common people like you
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Well,
what else could I do?
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I said,
"I'll see what I can do"
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I took her
to a supermarket
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I don't know why
but I had to start it somewhere
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So it started
there
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I said pretend
you've got no money
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She just laughed and said,
"Oh you're so funny"
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I said, "Yeah?
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But I can't see anyone
else smiling in here
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Are you sure?
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You wanna live
like common people
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You wanna see
whatever common people see
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Wanna sleep
with common people
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You wanna sleep
with common people like me
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But she didn't
understand
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She just smiled
and held my hand
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Rent a flat
above a shop
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Cut your hair
and get a job
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Smoke some fags
and play some pool
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Pretend
you never went to school
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But still you'll never
get it right
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'Cause when you're laid
in bed at night
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Watching roaches
climb the wall
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If you called your Dad
he could stop it all, yeah
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You'll never live
like common people
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You'll never do
whatever common people do
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You'll never fail
like common people
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You'll never watch your life
slide out of view
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And dance
and drink (and screw)
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Because
there's nothing else to do
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Sing along with
the common people
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Sing along and it might
just get you through
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Laugh along
with the common people
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Laugh along even though
they're laughing at you
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And the stupid
things that you do
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Because
you think that poor is cool
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I wanna live
with common people like you
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I wanna live
with common people like you
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I wanna live
with common people like you
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I wanna live
with common people like you
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I wanna live
with common people like you
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I wanna live
with common people like you
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La la la la,
you!
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La la la la,
you!
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La la la la la la,
oh you!