Common People

非常富有社會學意涵的流行歌曲。（明明我也是英搖世代啊～）



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,
cos when you're laid in bed at night,
watching roaches climb the wall,
if you call your Dad he could stop it all.

You'll never live like common people,
you'll never do what 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,
I want to live with common people etc...

Hard Work Pays

Pays in money and in capability build-up.
Yes indeed. In each and every way of life.

(But just don't forget to take a break once in a while.)

力猶未逮

過去兩個禮拜工作、論文一團亂，怎麼做都做不完，一開電腦就沒有個把小時總是無法脫身，孩子們也受不了。



我不熬夜但是會很早起，即使如此身體負擔還是很大，好像一條隨時會斷裂的弦。青春痘、白髮、無止盡的疲勞感，我雖然有堅強的意志，不過沒有鐵打的身體，尤其年過三十真是要認清歲月不饒人的現實。

不過我也不是不喜歡這樣的狀態，因為一直有著不同的目標要達成，一直有著期許，就一直有這樣那樣的收穫。只是真的要想一想，集中火力好好深耕，才不會老是欠收，而是感動的豐收。

（久久沒聽這首沒時間，卻想到Lily Allen "Not Fair"的編曲...）