Hero

Last week, the girls and I drove to Virginia to visit old friends during Spring Break. When we got tired of the radio, we switched to CDs. One of our favorites lately has been the Shrek 2 soundtrack. As we listened to Jennifer Saunders' version of "Holding Out for a Hero," my 6 year old suddenly said, "They're singing about Daddy." She went on to add, "The song. They're describing Daddy. He's strong." A little later, "He's fast, too." And he's definitely our hero.


Here are the lyrics:

• 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
• (Chorus)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
• 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 a fire in my blood x4)
• hero
• I need a hero/I'm holding out for a hero 'til 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 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

[Thanks to www.stlyrics.com for the lyrics!]