Working Class Hero (Take 1)

[Intro]

Okay, I'll try, okay?

[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 somethin' to be

A working class hero is somethin' 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]

A working class hero is somethin' to be

A working class hero is somethin' to be

[Verse 3]

When they tortured and scared you for twenty-odd years

Then they expect you to pick a career

Whеn you can't really function, you're so full of fear

[Refrain]

A working class hеro is somethin' to be

A working class hero is somethin' to be

[Verse 4]

Keep you doped with religion and sex and TV

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 somethin' to be

A working class hero is somethin' to be

[Verse 5]

"There's room at the top", they are telling you still

But first you must learn how to smile when you kill

If you want to be like the folks on the hill

[Refrain]

A working class hero is somethin' to be

A working class hero is somethin' 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