Noir Désir - Working Class Hero lyrics

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
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