As soon as your 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 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 20 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 religon,  and T.V. 
and you think you're so clever and classless and free 
but you're still [bad word] peasents 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 I'm 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 

Yes , 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