Working Class Hero

John Lennon

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| | | As soon as you're born they make you feel small By giving you no time instead of it all Until 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 if you're clever and despise a fool Until 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 up with religion and sex and T.V. 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're telling you still But first you must learn how to smile as you kill If you want to be like all 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

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