Where have all the good men gone and where are all the gods? Where's the great white 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 need I need a hero I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast And gotta be fresh from the fight Somewhere after midnight In my wildest fantasies 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 and he's gotta be fast And 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 and he's gotta be soon And he's gotta be larger than life Larger than life I the mountains neath the heavens above Out where the lightning strikes the sea I can 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 a fire in my blood I need a hero I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast And 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 and he's gotta be soon And he's gotta be larger than life Larger than life