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