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Artist: John Lennon
Track: Working Class Hero

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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 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
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Genius Meanings
John Lennon – Working Class Hero
A drearily painted bleak song about the reality of trying to make it in a society filled with people who are constantly putting you down.
Marianne Faithfull – Working Class Hero
[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 / [Chorus] / A working class
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Green Day – Working Class Hero
A cover performed for Amnesty International of John Lennon and The Plastic Ono’s Band’s 1971 hit. The cover was recorded exclusively for Amnesty Internationals album Instant Karma
Marilyn Manson – Working Class Hero
“Working Class Hero”, a cover of the John Lennon song, was released as a B-side to “Disposable Teens” on November 6, 2000.
Corey Feldman – Working Class Hero
[Verse 1] / From the moment 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
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