Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott

People Like Us
People like us, we go to the gym We're married to a Dan or a Tim If the waistlines are wide, then the chances are slim We'll allow them our house to come in If to uni they went, more time will be spent And divided by ten if they've not It's not your opinions or colour that counts It's the brand of wellie you got Life's a beach, but they're all on it White flag got there first Catch a falling star, and wish upon it You're never gonna equal their purse People like us, we subtly move The goalposts you score through at school Just when your child is on the attack We'll move the post twenty feet back That's why Rooney and Ronaldo we hate 'Cause they scaled university gate A good house and a good double-barrelled surname Should not be won playing a game Life's a beach, but they're all on it SongtexteWhite flag got there first Catch a falling star, and wish upon it You're never gonna equal their purse It's second house in the south of France A third and a fourth in the bank People like them got lucky again And it's people like us they won't thank Coffee in hand prevents the 'Seig Heil' They've got in their system for folk without style Folks without style are scum and they're chavs And the only 'Seig Heil' is to have-nots from haves Have-nots from haves... People like us, we know what we are The clobber, the house, and the car People like you, we know what you're not You're none of the things that we've got With your head in the clouds, and your nose in the air We can see your right up where it bleeds You think you're the queen of the Didsbury scene But to me, you're more Topshop in Leeds Life's a beach, but they're all on it White flag got there first Catch a falling star, and wish upon it You're never gonna equal their purse It's second house in the south of France A third or fourth in the bank People like them got lucky again And it's people like us they won't thank Aus Songtexte Mania