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