Charted: 1984 Peaked at #34 Columbia -- 04370 From the movie soundtrack "Footloose" B-Side "Faster Than The Speed Of Night"
Where have all 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 I dream of what I need
Chorus: 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 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
Chorus
I need a hero I'm holding out for a hero 'Til the end of the night
Up where the mountains meet the heavens above Out where the lightning splits the sea I would 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
Chorus x 3