A calloused right hand
holds a shiny gold watch
For thirty years spent
on the clock
But you won't see no tears
from this workin' class hero
He's always been
hard as a rock
But he knows he's too old
to really start over
Besides he just wouldn't
know how
I guess he's just glad
that he's not alone
But he's got to wonder
what now
'Cause there's no hall of fame
for that workin' class hero
No statue carved out of stone
And his greatest reward
is the love of a woman
and his children
So after he's gone
That old workin' class hero
lives on
Well that three-bedroom house
he built in the fifties
Seems so much bigger today
With just him and mama
and not many bills
'Cause all of the kids
moved away
What he's done with his life
might not be remembered
But he's got every right
to be proud
'Cause the blood sweatin' years
of this workin' class hero
is really what livin's about
'Cause there's no hall of fame
for that workin' class hero
No statue carved out of stone
And his greatest reward
is the love of a woman
and his children
So after he's gone
That old workin' class hero
lives on
Yeah that workin' class hero
lives on
Yeah that workin' class hero
lives on