Holding Out for a Hero

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 toss and turn and dream of what I need
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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

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
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Up where the mountains meet the heavens a