[Verse 1]
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, I toss and turn
And dream of what I need

[Chorus]
I need a hero (I, I'm holding out)
I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night (For a hero)
And he's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast
Gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero (I, I'm holding out)
I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light (For a hero)
He's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soon
He's gotta be larger than life (For a hero)

[Post-Chorus]
Larger than life

[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
Oh, I need a hero (I, I'm holding out)
I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night (For a hero)
And he's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast
Gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero (I, I'm holding out)
I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light (For a hero)
He's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soon
Gotta be larger than life (For a hero)

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh

[Verse 3]
Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
Out where the lightning splits the sea
I would swear there was someone somewhere
Watchin' me (Watching, watching)
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
[Chorus]
I need a hero (I, I'm holding out)
I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night (For a hero)
He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast
He's gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero (I, I'm holding out)
I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light (For a hero)
He's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soon
Gotta be larger than life, oh (For a hero)

[Outro]
I, I'm holding out (Mm)
For a hero (For a hero)
I, I'm holding out (Holding out)
For a hero