I know I'm just a working mannSometimes I need a helping handnIt's alrightnnThey hardly ever notice menThey never raise my salarynIt's alrightnnMaybe I don't seem so brightnAnd my future's looking dimnAnd I'm running in a rat racenThat I'm never gonna winnnI may not be a soldier in the armynAnd I don't have money, fortune or famenAnd there's nobody out there, stroking my egonBut when it comes to my womannI'm a heronnDon't know technologynNot as smart as I wanna benIt's alrightnnBut I know the recipenAnd the terminology, for lovenSure enoughnnMaybe she'd be better offnWith an educated mannBut she's my inspirationnAnd I'm doin' the best I cannnI may not be a soldier in the armynAnd I don't have money, fortune or famenAnd there's nobody out there, stroking my egonBut when it comes to my woman, sweet thang, yeahnI'm a heronnMy baby loves me and she knows what I neednAnd when she holds me, I feel like a kingnAnd if I ever lose her, oh what would I donI might go crazynnI may not be a soldier in the armynAnd I don't have money, fortune or famenAnd there's nobody out there, stroking my egonBut when it comes to my womannnI may not be a soldier in the armynI don't have money, fortune or famenThere's nobody out there, stroking my egonBut when it comes to my womannI'm a heronI'm a heronnShe thinks I'm alright, oh lordnShe believes that I'm a hero