Redacció
S’havia estat cultivant per Grècia
i havia après que és tan important viatjar.
I jo, jo me l’escoltava i deia: sí sí, sí sí, clar clar.
Son pare acumulava grans riqueses,
i vaig dir: caram, en aquest cas, si us plau,
anul·li la cervesa i posi’ns, posi’ns el vi car.
Li va semblar genial.
Va fer un glopet, em va mirar i va dir:
vull viure com viuen els altres,
vull fer les coses que fa la gent normal.
Vull dormir amb qui dormen els altres,
t’estic parlant de ficar-me al llit
amb gent normal com tu.
I assumint, assumint aquell paper, vaig dir:
bé, veurem què s’hi pot fer.
Vaig passejar-la pel mercat del barri.
Em va semblar un escenari adequat, per començar.
Vaig dir: d’acord, ara fes veure que no tens ni un duro.
I va riure, i va dir: ai quina gràcia,
que boig estàs, ets molt divertit!
Doncs, francament, maca, no em sembla
que ningú estigui rient aquí.
Ja t’ho has pensat bé això de
viure com ho fan els altres,
veure les coses que veu la gent normal,
dormir amb qui dormen els altres,
ficar-te al llit amb gent normal com jo.
Però ella no entenia res
i m’agafava del bracet.
Comparteix pis amb estranys,
busca una feina formal,
puja al metro pels matins,
ves al cine alguna nit.
Però igualment mai entendràs
el que és anar passant els anys,
esperant la solució que s’emporti tanta por.
No, tu mai viuràs com viuen els altres,
ni patiràs com pateix la gent normal,
mai entendràs el fracàs dels altres,
mai comprendràs com els somnis se’ns van quedant
en riure i beure i anar tirant, i si pots, ja saps,
follar de tant en tant.
Prova de cantar, si ho fan els altres,
i canta fort, si et sembla interessant.
Riu a pulmó, si ho fan els altres,
però no t’estranyi si et gires, que es riguin de tu.
Que no et sorprengui si estan farts de tu,
jugant a ser com és la gent normal.
Vull dormir amb gent normal com tu.
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 rum 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
'Cause when you're laid in bed at night
Watching roaches climb the wall
If you called your Dad he could stop it all
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
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
I want to live with common people like you
