Karaoké Common People William Shatner & Joe Jackson

She 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 a rhum and coca-cola

She said fine, and 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

Well, 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

She just laughed, and 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

When you're lying 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 whatever common people do

You'll never fail like common people

You'll never watch your life slide out of view

And dance and drink and screw

'Cos there's nothing

Because there's nothing else to do else to do

Sing along with the common people

Sing along, and it might just get you thru

Laugh along

Laugh along, laugh along with the common people even though they're

Laughing at you and the stupid things that you do

'Cos you think that poor is cool

Like a dog lying in a corner

They'll bite you and never warn you look out

They'll tear your insides out 'cos everybody hates a tourist

'Cos everybody hates a tourist

Especially one who thinks it's all such a laugh

Yeah, and the chip stains' grease

Will come out in the bath

You will never understand

You will never understand how it feels to live your life how it feels to live your life

With no meaning or control

With no meaning or control and with nowhere left to go and nowhere left to go

You're amazed that they exist

You're amazed that they exist and they burn so bright and they burn so bright

While you can only

While you can only wonder why wonder why

Rent a flat above a shop

Rent a flat above a shop cut your hair and get a job cut your hair and get a job

Smoke some fags

Smoke some fags and play some pool and play some pool

Pretend you never

Pretend you never went to school went to school

But still, you'll never

But still, you'll never get it right get it right when you're lying

'Cos when you're lying in bed at night in bed at night

Watching roaches climb the wall

If you called your dad he could stop it all, yeah

You'll never live

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

You'll never do what common people do

You'll never fail

You'll never fail like common people like common people

You'll never watch your

You'll never watch your life slide out of view life slide out of view

And dance

And dance and drink and screw and drink and screw

'Cos there's nothing else

'Cos there's nothing else to do to do