Matilda had a taste for money She only wanted things that I could buy If I never find a girl who really loves me I'll live alone until I die You know it's never good to live a lie Well, I'm getting sick and tired of Trying to pretend that I'm a self-made man With every day that passes we're all dying What's it all mean in the end, friend? What's it gonna mean to us then? I'm just a common man, drive a common car My dog ain't got a pedigree If I have my say, gonna stay that way Cause high-brow people lose their sanity Common people, you and me When I was growing up I saw a little black girl Sitting at the back of the bus I remember that I said, hey driver Why can't she sit up here with us, tell me Why can't she sit up here with us? That was 20 years ago and things are changing Bigotry is coming to an end But there's still people needing rearranging So don't you judge me by my skin, friend My religion or the clothes that I'm in I'm just a common man, drive a common car My dog ain't got a pedigree If I have my say, gonna stay that way Cause high-brow people lose their sanity Common people, you and me Common people, you and me Common people, you and me Common people, you and me