Holding out for a Hero (From "Footloose") - Original Cast

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 i turn

And i 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

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

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

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 could swear there is someone

Somewhere

Watching me

Through the wind

And the chill

And the rain

And the storm

The flood

I can feel his approach like a fire in my blood

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

I need a hero