Common People - Live Songtext
von Pulp

In the Greece, she had a thirst for knowledge
She studied sculpture out in mountains
Caught a touch of mine
Caught a high
She told me that her dad was loaded
I said, "In that case, I′ll have a Coca-Cola"
She said, "Fine"
And then in 30 seconds' time
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
But what else could I do?"
I said, "I′ll, I'll see what I can do"


I took her to a supermarket
Don't know why, but I had to start it somewhere
So we′d start in there
I said, "Pretend you′ve got no money"
She just laughed and said, "You're so funny"
And I said, "Yeah?
Well, I can′t see anyone else smiling in here"
And here she goes

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 didn′t smile a bit

Learn to fly at the bowling shop
Fix 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 laid in bed at night
Watching posters climb the wall
If you caught your dad, you could stop it all, yeah


You wanna live like common people?
You never do what common people do?
You never feel like common people?
You never watch your life slide out of view
And then dance and drink and screw
Because there's nothing else to do? Ow

Swing along with the common people
Sing along and the madness gets you strung
Laugh along with the common people
Laugh along and you′ll learn they′re laughing at you
And these stupid things you do
Because you think more is cool, ow

Like a dog lying in the corner
It 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 citizens of Greece will come out in their mass

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 get
Only one thing right

Learn to fly at the bowling shop
Fix 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 laid in bed at night
Watching posters climb the wall
If you caught your dad, you could stop it all

You wanna live like common people?
You never do what common people do?
You never feel like common people?
You never watch your life slide out of view
And then dance and drink and screw
Because there's nothing else to do? Ow

Oh, oh
I wanna live with common people like you
I wanna live with common people like you
I wanna live with common people like you
I wanna live with common people like you
I wanna live with common people like you
I wanna live with common people like you
Oh, yeah
I wanna live with common people like you
I wanna live with common people like you
I wanna live with common people like you
I wanna live with common people like you
I wanna live with common people like you
I wanna live with common people like you
I wanna live with common people like you
I wanna live with common people like you
Like you
Like you
Like you
Like you
Oh, one, oh two
We love you, okay?
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
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, oooo, yeah
Oh, oooo, yeah
Oh, oooo, yeah

Oh, oooo
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...
It's been the best day of my life
Until tomorrow