Lyrics: Dean Pitchford/James Richard Steinman
Music: Dean Pitchford/James Richard Steinman
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 I dream of what I need
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night
He's gotta be strong
He's gotta be fast
He's gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light
He's gotta be sure
He's gotta be soon
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 till the end of the night
He's gotta be strong
He's gotta be fast
He's gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light
He's gotta be sure
He's gotta be soon
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 could swear 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 the fire in my blood
Like the fire in my blood
Like the fire in my blood
Like the fire in my blood
Like the fire in my-
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night
He's gotta be strong
He's gotta be fast
He's gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light
He's gotta be sure
He's gotta be soon
He's gotta be larger than life
Larger than life