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 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
  
  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
  
  Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
  Out where the lightning splits the sea
  I would 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 the 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
  
  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