[Intro] There's a lock on that gate But locks were made to break [Verse 1] Old moon hanging over county line Raven on a fence post keeping time Gravel road running through the pines Like it's daring me to cross that line Daddy said don't go past the cemetery Folks around here tell stories when they're scared But I've spent too many years behind these bars Wondering what's waiting out there Got a full tank Got an old guitar Got a little wild beating in my heart When that courthouse clock strikes twelve I'm gonna find out for myself [Pre-Chorus] Let the black cats cross Let the old ghosts ride Ain't nothing gonna keep me On this side tonight [Chorus] Open the cage at midnight Let me run underneath that moonlight Windows down on an old back road No map telling me where to go Open the cage at midnight Let those dead-end signs disappear behind If freedom's waiting past that county line Open the cage Open the cage at midnight [Verse 2] Passed that graveyard quarter after twelve Saw a shadow moving by itself Radio cracked, then the signal died I just laughed and kept on driving There's a little white church by a field of corn Old scarecrow leaning like he's weathered every storm Every mile makes the world feel wide Every fence gets smaller in the rearview light Maybe monsters ain't under your bed Maybe they're the voices saying stay instead I spent enough of my life afraid Tonight I'm making my escape [Pre-Chorus] Let the cold wind blow Let the old ghosts ride Ain't nothing gonna keep me On this side tonight [Chorus] Open the cage at midnight Let me run underneath that moonlight Windows down on an old back road No map telling me where to go Open the cage at midnight Let those dead-end signs disappear behind If freedom's waiting past that county line Open the cage Open the cage at midnight [Bridge] One road Two headlights Black sky Feels right No chains No fear Nothing holding me here When midnight calls I'm gone [Final Chorus] Open the cage at midnight Let me run underneath that moonlight Windows down and my heart wide open Chasing every road I was told not to go on Open the cage at midnight Let the whole damn world open up outside If freedom's waiting past that county line Open the cage Open the cage at midnight [Outro] Old moon behind me Open road ahead Keep driving
