American Pharoah - Holding Out For A Pharoah

by: Eric Kordsmeier @ DerbyTalk 

"Holding Out For A Hero" originally performed by Bonnie Tyler and written by Pitchford, Dean / Steinman, Jim.  

Where have all the good horses gone and where are all the Gods? 
Where's the street wise Zayat men to fight the rising odds? 
Isn't there a white haired knight leading 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 sun goes down 
He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast 
And he's gotta be fresh for the Crown  

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 Victor reaching for me 
Racing sounds of thunder and rising with the heat 
It's gonna take a Pharoah to sweep me off my feet 

I need a hero 
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the sun goes down 
He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast 
And he's gotta be fresh for the Crown 

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 sun goes down 

Up where the twelve pillars meet the heavens above 
Out where the tracks converge on three 
I could swear that there's someone somewhere watching me 

Through the twin spires and old hilltop with the rain 
And the Derby storm and the Preakness flood 
I can feel his approach like a fire in my blood 

I need a hero 
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the sun goes down 
He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast 
And he's gotta be fresh for the Crown 

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 sun goes down 
He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast 
And he's gotta be fresh for the Crown 

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 sun goes down 

Original songwriters: Dean Pitchford and Jim Steinman, 1984

(Photo: Eric Kordsmeier)