As soon as you're 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
    working class hero is something to be
    working class hero is something 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
    Till you're so [bad word] crazy you can't follow [bad word] 
    working class hero is something to be
    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 you're so full of fear
    working class hero is something to be
    working class hero is something to be
    
    Keep you doped with religion and  and TV
    And you think you're so clever and classless and free
    But you're still [bad word] peasants as far as I can see
    working class hero is something to be
    working class hero is something 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
    working class hero is something to be
    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