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Working Class Hero

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Working Class Hero was released on December 11, 1970 by UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) as a part of the album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

John Lennon

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

John Lennon

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

John Lennon

Producer

Yoko Ono

Producer

Phil Spector

Producer

Phil McDonald

Engineer

Richard Lush

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John Leckie

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Andy Stevens

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Eddie Veal

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Lyrics

[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

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

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

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

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 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

[Verse 6]

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

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

Written by: John Lennon

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