TONIGHT WE RIDE

TONIGHT WE RIDE

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 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

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.

UP WHERE THE MOUNTAINS MEET THE HEAVENS ABOVE

OUT WHERE THE LIGHTNING SPLITS THE SEA

I COULD 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

and the rest is repeat ad nauseam