Working Class Hero

Lyrics

[Verse 1] As soon as you're born they make you feel small By giving you no time instead of it all /Till the pain is so big, you feel nothing at all [Refrain] A working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be [Verse 2] They hurt you at home and they hit you at school They hate you if you're clever and they despise a fool 'Till you're so fucking crazy you can't follow their rules [Refrain] And a working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be [Verse 3] When they've tortured and scared you for twenty-odd years Then they expect you to pick a career When you can't really function, you're so full of fear [Refrain] A working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be [Verse 4] Keep you doped with religion and sex and TV And you think you're so clever and classless and free But you're still fucking peasants as far as I can see [Refrain] A working class hero is something to be A working class hero is something to be [Verse 5] There's room at the top they're telling you still But first you must learn how to smile as you kill If you want to be like the folks on the hill [Refrain] And a working class hero is something to be And a working class hero is something to be [Outro] If you want to be a hero, well, just follow me If you want to be a hero, well, just follow me