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 needI need a hero, I'm holding out for at hero 'till the end of the nightHe's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fastAnd he's gotta be fresh from the fightI need a hero, I'm holding out for a hero 'till the morning lightHe's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soonAnd he's gotta be larger than life, larger than lifeDoo doo doo doooo, doo doo doo doooo, doo doo doo dooooAaahhh, aaahhhSomewhere after midnight, in my wildest fantasySomewhere just beyond my reachThere's someone reaching back for meRacing on the thunder and rising with the heatIt's gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feetI need a hero, I'm holding out for a hero 'till the end of the nightHe's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fastAnd he's gotta be fresh from the fightI need a hero, I'm holding out for a hero 'till the morning lightHe's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soonAnd he's gotta be larger than lifeI need a hero, I'm holding out for at hero 'till the the end of the nightUp where the mountains meet the heavens aboveOut where the lightning splits the seaI could swear there is someone somewhere, watching meThrough the wind and the chill and the rain and the storm and the floodI can feel his approach, like a fire in my bloodI need a hero, I'm holding out for a hero 'till the end of the nightHe's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fastAnd he's gotta be fresh from the fightI need a hero, I'm holding out for a hero 'till the morning lightHe's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soonAnd he's gotta be larger than lifeI need a hero, I'm holding out