That midnight train is a long and a slow one   The timetable?s set, the brakeman is tired   Your seat is reserved with exceptions for no one   No luggage allowed, no ticket required      It will be there right on time at the station   Even if midnight must come at high noon   And you will not know that train's destination   And you'll not leave late nor one minute too soon      You may sit beside fear and go worse than lonely   Or travel with trust and love and faith restored   These choices you have and these choices only   When that train rolls in and you step on board      Now that whistle blows, yes it?s already whinin'   If you listen close, you can hear it soft and clear   And that headlight burns, yes it's already shinin'   You might as well choose right now, it's love or fear   It's love or fear