Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler & Todd Rundgren
Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler
Written by Jim Steinman and Dean Pitchford for the soundtrack to the 1984 movie Footloose, “Holding Out For A Hero” features many characteristics of Steinman’s “Wagnerian rock” template: so many instruments it sounds like an orchestra, thundering drums, a mass of shrieking backing vocals, and unabas...
[Intro]
Do-do, do-do
Do-do, do-do
Do-do, do-do
Ah, ah
[Verse 1]
Where have all the good men gone and where are all the gods?
Where's the streetwise Hercules to fight the risin' 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
[Chorus]
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero till 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 (Hero)
I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light (Hero till 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
[Post-Chorus]
Do-do, do-do
Do-do, do-do
Do-do, do-do
Ah, ah
[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, yeah
[Chorus]
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero till 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 (Hero)
I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light (Hero till 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 till the end of the night
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
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 a fire in my blood
(Like a fire in my blood, like a fire in my blood)
(Like a fire in my blood, like a fire in my blood, blood)
[Chorus]
I need a hero (Hero)
I'm holding out for a hero till 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 (Hero)
I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light (Hero till 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 (Hero)
I'm holding out for a hero till 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 (Hero)
I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light (Hero till 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 till the end of the night
[Instrumental Outro]
Holding Out for a Hero was written by Jim Steinman & Dean Pitchford.
Holding Out for a Hero was produced by Jim Steinman & John Jansen.
Bonnie Tyler released Holding Out for a Hero on Fri Apr 13 1984.