where have all 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 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 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 and it s gotta be soon and 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 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 till 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 till the end of the night up where the mountains meet the heavens above out where the lightning splits the sea i could swear there is 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 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 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 till the end of the night