Holding out for a hero (version 1)

C minor put it in C minor

''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.''

Hit it! (Laughter.)​​

''​​​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, I'm holding out for a 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. 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. 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 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)''

(Hero).

I need a hero, I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light and he's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soon and he's gotta be larger than life.

(Hero)

''Oh he's gotta be strong, and he's gotta be fast and he's gotta be fresh from the fight. I need a hero.''

Song version by Jennifer Saunders. (Fairy Godmother, Shrek 2.)