Lyrics of
Holding Out For A Hero

Holding Out for a Hero was written by Jim Steinman and Dean Pitchford for the 1984 film Footloose. The song was originally recorded by Bonnie Tyler for the films soundtrack. The song also appeared on Tylers album, Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire, in 1986. Holding Out for a Hero was inspired by the concept of a romantic hero and depicted the search for a hero in difficult times.

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 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.
Do do do do
Do do do do
Do do do do
Aaah aaah

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, yeah!

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 and the flood,
I can feel his approach like the fire in my blood
like the fire in my blood, like the fire in my blood,
like the fire in my blood, like the fire in my blood! Aaah!
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