She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge...

[CanuckAmok]

She studied sculpture at St 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 she said

"I want to live like common people
I want to do whatever common people do
I want to sleep with common people
I want to sleep with common people like you."

Oh what else could I do?
I said "I'll see what I can do."

I took her to a supermarket
I don't know why, but I had to start it somewhere
So it started .... there
I said "Pretend you've got no money."
But she just laughed an said "Oh you're so funny."
I said "Yeah?
Well I can't see anyone else smiling in here

Are 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 ... understand
She just smiled and held my hand

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
`cos when you're laid in bed at night
Watching roaches climb the wall
If you called your dad he could stop it all yeah

You'll never live like common people
You'll never do what ever 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

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 that poor is cool.

Like a dog lying in a corner
They will bite you and never warn you
Look out.

They'll tear your insides out

`cos everybody hates a tourist
Especially one who thinks it's all such a laugh
Yeah and the chip stain and grease will come out in the bath

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.

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
`cos when you're laid in bed at night
Watching .... roaches climb the wall
If you called your Dad he could stop it all, Yeah.

Never live like common people
Never do what common people do
Never fail like common people
Never watch your life .... slide out of view

And then dance, and drink, .... and screw
Because there's nothing else to do.

[HEyHEY]

1. One of my favourite tunes

:-)

[enigmatic]

2. Pulp!

Great song..

[HEyHEY]

4. haha

Okay, now we definately have to hook up for beers....

If I come to edmonton in the future we shall!

[enigmatic]

5. you got it

We can go to the tavern across the street from my place and I can be in the middle of a brawl instead of watching it from across the street!

[BikeWriter]

3. So very true. I dated an heiress for several months years ago...

Her life was so shallow and superficial I couldn't bear it and broke up with her. I've often wondered if she ever had a life.

[CanuckAmok]

6. My former business partner married a woman ten years his junior...

...she had a degree in Art History and her parents were loaded and lived in the elite "Eastern Townships" in Quebec. She was beautiful, spoiled, schooled at an exclusive girls' school in Scotland, and spend her formative years in equestrian competitions, summering in Belize, wintering in Aspen, etc...

I think if her whenever I hear that song... they're divorced now, and I often wonder what ever happened to her. Even now she's only about 30.

[BikeWriter]

7. It's a damned shame, but proves money can't buy happiness.

This girl was outwardly pleasant and happy, but it seemed as if it were some sort of facade.