Lyrics: Working Class Hero

(Don Sampson - Alan Jackson)

A calloused right hand holds a shiny gold watch
For thirty years spent on the clock
But you won't see no tears from this workin' class hero
He's always been hard as a rock.

But he knows he's too old to really start over
Besides he just wouldn't know how
I guess he's just glad that he's not alone
But he's got to wonder what now?

There's no hall of fame for that working class hero
No statute carved out of stone
And his greatest reward is the love of a woman and his children
After he's gone that old working class hero lives on.

--- Instrumental ---

That three-bedroom house he built in the '50s
Seems so much bigger today
With just him and mama and not many bills
'Cause all of the kids moved away.

What he's done with his life might not be remembered
But he's got every right to be proud
'Cause the blood sweatin' years of this workin' class hero
Is really what livin's about.

'Cause there's no hall of fame for that working class hero
No statute carved out of stone
And his greatest reward is the love of a woman and his children
So after he's gone that old workin' class hero lives on.

--- Instrumental ---

Yes, that workin' class hero lives on.
That workin' class hero lives on...