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Common People (Live)
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Common People (Live) was discovered most frequently in the first few seconds of the song during the past week

Lyrics

[Intro]
Common people
[Verse 1]
Came from Greece, she had a thirst for knowledge
She studied sculpture at Saint 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
[Chorus]
She said, "I wanna live like common people
I wanna do whatever common people do
Wanna sleep with common people
I wanna sleep with common people like you"
Oh, what else could I do?
I said, "I'll, I'll see what I can do"
[Verse 2]
Uh, I took her to a supermarket
Don't know why, but I had to start it somewhere
So it started there
I said, "Pretend you got no money"
She just laughed and said, "Ha, you're so funny," I said, "Yeah
Well, I can't see anyone else smiling in here, are you sure
[Chorus]
You wanna live like common people?
You wanna see whatever common people see?
Wanna sleep with common people
You wanna sleep with common people like me?"
But she didn't understand
She just smiled and held my hand
[Refrain]
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
Still, you'll never get it right
'Cause when you're laying in bed at night
Watching roaches climb the wall
If you called your dad, he could stop it all, yeah
[Chorus]
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 then dance and drink and screw
Because there's nothing else to do, oh
[Chorus]
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 poor is cool, oh
[Verse 3]
Like a dog lying in the corner
They will bite you and never warn you, look out
They'll tear your insides out
'Cause everybody hates a tourist
Especially one who thinks it's all such a laugh
And the chip stains and grease will come out in the bath
[Chorus]
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
[Refrain]
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
'Cause when you're laying in bed at night
Watching roaches climb the wall
If you called your dad, he could stop it all, oh
[Chorus]
Never live like common people
You'll never do what common people do
Never fail like common people
You'll never watch your life, it just slide out of view
And then dance and drink and screw
Because there's nothing else to do, oh
[Bridge]
Wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you
Oh, yeah
Wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you
[Bridge]
Wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you
I wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you
I wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you
Like you
Like you
Like you
Like you
Oh, whoa, whoa, O2
We love you, okay?
[Bridge]
I wanna live with common people like you
I wanna live with common people like you
Like you, like you, like you, like you
Like you, like you, like you, like you
Like you
[Outro]
I just got one more thing to say to you
I wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you
Wanna live with common people like you, oh-oh-oh-oh
You, oh-oh-oh-oh
You, oh-oh-oh-oh
You, with common people, oh, yeah
Common people
[Outro]
It's been the best day of my life
Until tomorrow
Written by: Candida Doyle, Jarvis Cocker, Mark Webber, Nick Banks, Russell Senior, Steve Mackey
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