A careless bright hand holds a shiny gold watch
A thirty years spent on the clock
You won't see no tears from this working class hero
He's always been hard as a rock
But he knows he's too old 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
Cause there's no hall of fame
For that working class hero
No statue carved out of stone
And his greatest reward
Is the love of a woman and his children
So after he's gone
That old working class hero lives on
Well that three bedroom house he built in the fifties
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 sweat and years
Of this working class hero
Is really what living about
Cause there's no hall of fame
For that working class hero
No statue carved not a stone
And his greatest reward
Is the love of a woman and his children
So after he's gone
That old working class hero lives on
Yeah that working class hero lives on
Yeah that working class hero lives on