It's a place where greater men than I have gone And I know my chance will come before too long To break the chains throw my soul to the wind and rain To leave behind the light that burns until dawn If you want to taste the wine you gotta go At black midnight it's something we all know The end of the line is a place that we're all going to find You can meet it on your feet or on your knees That old open road is fighting for your soul It's gonna keep on pushing you to decide Between what is and what may never be From yourself there's no place left to hide There are chances that you'll wait for years to see And places where you'll wish for years to be And while you're gone you may find your chance has come and gone You'll chase the wind forever desperately What keeps a man from chasing down his dream And what keeps that dream from ever being what it seems At black midnight it keeps him there until the light While that highway keeps calling out his name That old open road is fighting for your soul It's gonna keep on pushing you to decide Between what is and what may never be From yourself there's no place left to hide