As soon as youre 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

A working class hero is something to be

A working class hero is something to be

They hurt you at home and they hit you at school

They hate you if youre clever and they despise a fool

Till youre so fucking crazy you cant follow their rules

A working class hero is something to be

A working class hero is something to be

When theyve tortured and scared you for twenty odd years

Then they expect you to pick a career

When you cant really function youre so full of fear

A working class hero is something to be

A working class hero is something to be

Keep you doped with religion and sex and tv

And you think youre so clever and classless and free

But youre still fucking peasants as far as I can see

A working class hero is something to be

A working class hero is something to be

Theres 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 something to be

A working class hero is something to be

If you want to be a hero well just follow me

If you want to be a hero well just follow me