AS SOON AS YOU'RE BORN
THEY MAKE YOU FEEL SMALL
BY GIVING YOU NO TIME
INSTEAD OF IT ALL
'TIL THE PAIN IS SO BIG
YOU FEEL NOTHING AT ALL
A WORKING CLASS HERO
IS SOMETHIN' TO BE
A WORKING CLASS HERO
IS SOMETHIN' TO BE
THEY HURT YOU AT HOME
AND THEY HIT YOU AT SCHOOL
THEY HATE YOU
IF YOU'RE CLEVER
AND THEY DESPISE A FOOL
'TIL YOU'RE SO
F##KING CRAZY
YOU CAN'T FOLLOW THEIR RULES
A WORKING CLASS HERO
IS SOMETHIN' TO BE
A WORKING CLASS HERO
IS SOMETHIN' TO BE
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
A WORKING CLASS HERO
IS SOMETHIN' TO BE
A WORKING CLASS HERO
IS SOMETHIN' TO BE
KEEP YOU DOPED WITH
RELIGION AND SEX AND T.V.
AND YOU THINK
YOU'RE SO CLEVER
AND CLASSLESS AND FREE
BUT YOU'RE STILL
F##KING PEASANTS
AS FAR AS I CAN SEE
A WORKING CLASS HERO
IS SOMETHIN' TO BE
A WORKING CLASS HERO
IS SOMETHIN' TO BE
THERE'S ROOM AT THE TOP
THEY ARE 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
A WORKING CLASS HERO
IS SOMETHIN' TO BE
A WORKING CLASS HERO
IS SOMETHIN' TO BE
IF YOU WANT TO BE A HERO
WELL, JUST FOLLOW ME
IF YOU WANT TO BE A HERO
WELL, JUST FOLLOW ME