Common People - Pulp

We used to fight and fuss, we used to yell and cuss We used to cock and bust now look at us We done turned to ashes and dust to dust I shoulda turned the cause and returned the love I shoulda passed the bud to all the bloods And leave them slugs with them pigs in the mud Who the fuck turned 2Pac into a thug? All I used to get was a pound and a hug I remember when we used to hate them drugs Now we can't rap without being fucked up High in the club but you sound like a drunk Hard in the street but a jailhouse punk Me and that nigga, yeah we used to bring the funk Now we got love and respect like a monk Understand that we got a lot in common Homie you in the same boat that I'm in I'm calling all the real people, real people Let em know that the change gon come Tell me where the real people? Real people It's time to wake up and stand as one Calling all the real people, real people You still got our faith nah we ain't none Tell me where the real people out there The real people out there It's a good day when it's me and O'Shea It's like the times we cheered for O.J I say Mike, Cube say Kobe But ain't no more beef, I put that on chief Blaow, a little homie dead in the streets It's like the day they compared us to meat Glad Farrakan prepared us to meet Now me and bro bringing meals to the meek Think about my homie locked up like a Rasta Dude in my ear asking me about the Oscars I build with the gods to show improvement Hard to complain, real people going through it I know the movement like I was Huey Newton Can't explain why youngin's are shooting The revolution will not be on the ground The revolution is who I am, God damn I don't care what your color is All my real people, real people love this, love this I don't care what your color is All my real people, real people love this, love this I don't care what your color is All my real people, real people love this, love this I don't care what your color is All my real people, real people love this, love this Be the change

I came from a good home A house full of terrace dreams That was enough for me You know, you had to see it to believe All the late nights, good times The mistakes and the heartbreaks When I get lost, I go Back to where I started Common people, nothing's changed You'll hear strangers singing your name If you act like you're one of us If you act like you're one of us Common people, not who you know Just how far you're willin' to go If you act like you're one of us If you act like you're one of us I took head of the local No deep pockets, but big hearts Do you see what I see? Now we're all out screaming on the dance floor All the late nights and the good times And the heartbreaks, the mistakes When I get lost, I go Back to where I started Common people, nothing's changed You'll hear strangers singing your name If you act like you're one of us Just act like you're one of us Common people, not who you know Just how far you're willin' to go If you act like you're one of us If you act like you're one of us Common people, nothing's changed You'll hear strangers singing your name If you act like you're one of us Just act like you're one of us Common people, not who you know Just how far you're willin' to go If you act like you're one of us Just act like you're one of us Just act like you're one of us

Livin' on free food, tickets Water in the milk from the hole in the roof Where the rain came through What can you do? hmm Tears from little sister cryin' 'Cause she doesn't have a dress without a patch For the party to go Oh, but you know she'll get by. She is livin' in the love of the common people Smiles from the heart of the family man Daddy's gonna buy her a dream to cling to Mama's gonna love her just as much as she can, she can. It's a good thing you don't have the bus fare It would fall through the hole in your pocket And you'd lose it in the snow on the ground A walking to town to find a job. Trying to keep your hands warm But the hole in your shoe let the snow come through And it chills to the bone, boy You'd better go home where it's warm. Where you can live in the love of the common people Smiles from the heart of the family man Daddy's gonna buy her a dream to cling to Mama's gonna love her just as much as she can, she can. Livin' on dreams ain't easy But the closer the knit the tighter the fit And the chills stay away You take 'em in stride family pride. You know that faith is your foundation And with a whole lotta love and a warm conversation And plenty of prayer Making you strong where you belong. Where you can live in the love of the common people Smiles from the heart of the family man Daddy's gonna buy her a dream to cling to Mama's gonna love her just as much as she can, she can...