Ozzy Osbourne

Released: March 22, 2005

Songwriter: John Lennon

Producer: Mark Hudson

[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

[Chorus]
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

[Chorus]
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

[Chorus]
A working class hero is something to be

[Verse 4]
Keep you doped with religion and your sex and tv
And you think you're so clever and you're classless and free
But you're still fucking peasants as far as I can see

[Chorus]
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 fool on the hill

[Chorus]
A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be

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

John Michael “Ozzy” Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English vocalist, songwriter, and television personality informally referred to as “The Godfather of Heavy Metal.” He rose to prominence in the early 1970s as the lead vocalist of the rock band Black Sabbath, whose sound was influential to the development of heavy metal.

Ozzy was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979 over his substance abuse, later sharing, “I was no more fucked up than the rest of them. It was bullshit.” Despite his ensuing depression and continued substance abuse, Sabbath’s manager and his daughter (Sharon Ardon, later Sharon Osbourne) quickly helped him launch a solo career that has been called one of the most unlikely comebacks and most successful enterprises in the history of rock.

His first two albums, featuring former Quiet Riot virtuoso guitarist Randy Rhoads, immediately brought Ozzy to a comparable level of success to his previous band. Both albums are still hailed as having “helped redefine heavy metal.” When Rhoads died in a 1982 plane crash, Ozzy was devastated and considered quitting music, but Sharon insisted he press on.

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