As soon as youre born they make you feel small <br />By giving you no time instead of it all <br />Till the pain is so big you feel nothing at all <br />A working class hero is something to be <br />A working class hero is something to be <br />They hurt you at home and they hit you at school <br />They hate you if youre clever and they despise a fool <br />Till youre so fucking crazy you cant follow their rules <br />A working class hero is something to be <br />A working class hero is something to be <br /><br />When theyve tortured and scared you for twenty odd years <br />Then they expect you to pick a career <br />When you cant really function youre so full of fear <br />A working class hero is something to be <br />A working class hero is something to be <br /><br />Keep you doped with religion and sex and tv <br />And you think youre so clever and classless and free <br />But youre still fucking peasants as far as I can see <br />A working class hero is something to be <br />A working class hero is something to be <br /><br />Theres room at the top they are telling you still <br />But first you must learn how to smile as you kill <br />If you want to be like the folks on the hill <br />A working class hero is something to be <br />A working class hero is something to be <br /><br />If you want to be a hero well just follow me <br />If you want to be a hero well just follow me
