[Intro]
\nMidnight rides
\n(Through the mist)
\nHooves pound hard
\n(What’s that I missed?)<\/p>\n
[Instrumental Intro: Deep Sub Bass, Echoed Guitar Swells, Horse-trot Tribal Percussion, Low-Frequency Drone Building From Near-inaudible Rumble]<\/p>\n
A shadow crosses
\nThe moonlit road
\nSomething’s coming
\n(Heavy load)<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nHeadless rider
\nOn a midnight ride
\nLooking for something
\nHe can’t find outside<\/p>\n
He hears a voice
\nFrom somewhere near
\nTurns his horse
\nAnd disappears<\/p>\n
A little farther
\nDown the way
\nSomething strange
\nBegins to say:<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nWho’s got the answer?
\n(Who knows?)
\nWhere does the road go?
\n(Who knows?)<\/p>\n
Left or right?
\n(Which one tonight?)
\nPick your poison
\n(Hold on tight!)<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\nThe headless horseman said:
\n“What’s that on the road…”
\n(A head)
\nDread…
\n(If it is mine)<\/p>\n
This hairless ape…
\n(Lookin’ for an escape)
\n… in the nick of time<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\nI saw the horseman
\nI saw the head
\nI saw him looking
\nAt what lay ahead<\/p>\n
He said, “That’s funny
\nI know that face…”
\nThen his horse
\nPicked up the pace<\/p>\n
“Is that my head?”
\n(He couldn’t tell)
\n“Maybe I’m dreaming…”
\n(What the hell?)<\/p>\n
A head in the roadway
\nA horse in the night
\nA man with no head
\nTrying to make things right<\/p>\n
[Break]
\nCame to a fork
\n(In the road)
\nFeelin’ like a dork
\n(Heart might explode)<\/p>\n
Left goes nowhere
\n(Right looks worse)
\nChoose your direction
\n(Or choose the curse!)<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nFork in the road!
\n(Fork in the road!)
\nWhich way to go?
\n(Which way to go?)<\/p>\n
A… Head on the road!
\n(Ahead on the road!)
\nWhat do you know?<\/p>\n
When the choices split
\nAnd the signs don’t show
\nYou gotta pick a path
\nAnd let the other go<\/p>\n
[Verse 3]
\nThe horseman points
\nTo the left-hand lane
\nThe ape says,
\n“Buddy, are you insane?”<\/p>\n
The horse goes right
\nWithout a word
\nThe rider screams
\n(That’s absurd!)<\/p>\n
Found the answer
\nFirst, make the choice
\nHead to the light
\nHear your voice<\/p>\n
[Bridge]
\nFork!
\n(In the road!)<\/p>\n
Fork!
\n(What’s the code?)<\/p>\n
Ahead!<\/p>\n
(Where’s your head?)<\/p>\n
Dread!<\/p>\n
(What he said!)<\/p>\n
Left!<\/p>\n
(Right!)<\/p>\n
Wrong!<\/p>\n
(Or right?)<\/p>\n
[Breakdown]
\nThe horseman rides
\nThe road divides
\nThe moon hangs low
\nThe river flows<\/p>\n
A head rolls left
\nA horse rolls right
\nThe ape runs screaming
\nInto the night!<\/p>\n
[Instrumental]
\n[Galloping drums]
\n[Howling guitar]
\n[Spooky organ]<\/p>\n
[Final Chorus]
\nFork in the road!
\n(Fork in the road!)
\nFeelin’ like a dork!
\n(Heart might explode!)<\/p>\n
Ahead in the road!
\n(A head in the road!)<\/p>\n
[Final Refrain]
\nThe headless horseman said:
\n“What’s that on the road…”
\n(A head)
\nDread…
\n(If it is mine)<\/p>\n
This hairless ape…
\n(Lookin’ for escape)
\n… in the nick of time<\/p>\n
[Outro]
\nFork in the road…<\/p>\n
Pick a side…<\/p>\n
Off with the pride!<\/p>\n