as soon as yr 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 yr clever and they despise a fool
till yr so fucking crazy you can t follow their rules
a working class hero is something to be
a working class hero is something 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 yr 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 yr so clever and classless and free
but yr 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

by john lennon