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 you're clever and they despise a fool
 Till you're 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 you're 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 you're so clever and classless and free
 But you're 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


 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
 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