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Working Class Hero Lyrics by Screaming Trees

Working Class Hero

1995

[Verse 1]
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

[Refrain]
A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be

[Verse 2]
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

[Refrain]
And a working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be

[Verse 3]
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

[Refrain]
A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be

[Verse 4]
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

[Refrain]
A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be

[Verse 5]
There's room at the top they're 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

[Refrain]
And a working class hero is something to be
And a working class hero is something to be

[Outro]
If you want to be a hero, well, just follow me
If you want to be a hero, well, just follow me

About “Working Class Hero” by Screaming Trees

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"Working Class Hero" is credited to Screaming Trees. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Working Class Hero" appears on "Working Class Hero" in 1995.

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