Where have all the good men gone   And where are all the Gods?   Where's the street-wise Hercules   To fight the rising odds?   Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?   Late at night I toss and turn and dream of what I need      I need a hero   I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night   He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast   And he's gotta be fresh from the fight      I need a hero   I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light   He's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soon   And he's gotta be larger than life   Larger than life      Somewhere after midnight in my wildest fantasy   Somewhere just beyond my reach   There's someone reaching back for me   Racing on the thunder, rising with the heat   It's gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet      I need a hero   I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night   He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast   And he's gotta be fresh from the fight      I need a hero   I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light   He's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soon   And he's gotta be larger than life   Larger than life      Up where the mountains meet the heavens above   Out where the lightning splits the sea   I would swear that there's someone somewhere   Watching me      Through the wind and the chill and the rain   And the storm and the flood   I can feel his approach   Like a fire in my blood      I need a hero   I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night   He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast   And he's gotta be fresh from the fight      I need a hero   I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light   He's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soon   And he's gotta be larger than life      I need a hero   I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night   He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast   And he's gotta be fresh from the fight      I need a hero   I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light   He's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soon   And he's gotta be larger than life   Larger than life