Holding out for a Hero

You need a hero You're 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 You need a hero You're 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 Where have all the good men gone And where are all the gods? Where's the streetwise Hercules To fight the rising odds? Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed Late at night you toss and you turn And you dream of what you need You need a hero You're 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 You need a hero You're 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 Ooh-ooh-ooh-oh Ooh-ooh-ooh-oh Ooh-ooh-ooh-oh Yeah! Somewhere after midnight In your wildest fantasy Somewhere just beyond your reach There's someone reaching back for you Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat It's gonna take a Superman to sweep you off your feet You need a hero You're 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 You need a hero You're 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 Ooh-ooh-ooh-oh Ooh-ooh-ooh-oh Ooh-ooh-ooh-oh Yeah! 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 You can feel my approach Like a fire in your blood In your blood Ooh-ooh-ooh-oh Ooh-ooh-ooh-oh Ooh-ooh-ooh-oh Yeah! Hero You're 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 You need a hero You're 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 You need a hero