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 I turn   And I 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   And 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   I need a hero, I'm holding out for a hero   ?Til the end of the night      Up where the mountains meet the heavens above   Out where the lightning splits the sea   I could 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