| Everybody Needs a Hero | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Gene Watson |
| Album: | Honky Tonk Crazy |
| B-Side: | When She Touches Me |
| Released: | August 15, 1987 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:05 |
| Label: | Epic |
| Producer: | Gene Watson |
| Prev Title: | Honky Tonk Crazy |
| Prev Year: | 1987 |
| Next Title: | Don't Waste It on the Blues |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
"Everybody Needs a Hero" is a song recorded by American country music artist Gene Watson. It was released in August 1987 as the second single from the album Honky Tonk Crazy. The song reached #28 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] The song was written by Troy Seals and Max D. Barnes.
The song was later covered by The Marcy Brothers for their self-titled 1991 Atlantic album.