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Green Day
Working Class Hero
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Working Class Hero was released on December 22, 2009 by Reprise as a part of the album The Green Day Collection
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OVERVIEW

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Green Day
Green Day
Performer
Tré Cool
Tré Cool
Drums
Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong
Guitar
Mike Dirnt
Mike Dirnt
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Lennon
John Lennon
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Green Day
Green Day
Producer
Chris Lord-Alge
Chris Lord-Alge
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
As soon as you're born, they make you feel small
By givin' you no time instead of it all
Till the pain is so big, you feel nothin' at all
[Verse 2]
A working class hero is somethin' to be
A working class hero is somethin' to be
[Verse 3]
They hurt you at home and they hit you at school
They hate if you're clever and despise a fool
Till you're so fuckin' crazy, you can't follow their rules
[Verse 4]
A working class hero is somethin' to be
A working class hero is somethin' to be
[Verse 5]
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
[Verse 6]
A working class hero is somethin' to be
A working class hero is somethin' to be
[Verse 7]
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
[Verse 8]
A working class hero is somethin' to be
A working class hero is somethin' to be
[Verse 9]
There's room at the top, they're tellin' 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
[Verse 10]
A working class hero is somethin' to be
A working class hero is somethin' to be
A working class hero is somethin' to be
A working class hero is somethin' to be
A working class hero is somethin' to be
A working class hero is somethin' to be
[Verse 11]
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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