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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
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
he's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life
larger than life
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
Isn't there 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
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
he'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 could swear that there's someone
somewhere watching me
Through the wind
and the chill and the rain
And the storm
and the raging flood
Oh his approach is like
a fire in my blood
I'll meet a hero
And then we'll dance
'til the morning light
Dreaming he'll lead me
Held tight
Tonight's the night
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero
'til the end of the night
He's gotta be strong
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
he's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life
larger than life
Oh
Larger than life
Larger than life
Oh maybe maybe
maybe tonight
Oh oh