As soon as you’re born they make you feel small / By giving you no time instead of it all / ’Til 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 / ’Til 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 20 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
[By John Lennon © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC – Apple Music, 1970]