The wait is done, the battle's won  
So count the cost before you run  
'Cos on and on your time was power  
The clock on the wall ticks away the hours  
Come on down, you're flyin' high  
You'll never win if you never try  
Stop the hate and carry the load  
Come on, get this show on the road  
 
On through the night  
You can't stop me now  
On through the night  
You won't stop me anyhow  
 
The stakes are high and gettin' higher  
I'm flat on my face and you call me liar  
I'm watching you, you're watching me  
You're watching every move that I can see  
My reputation's still at stake  
I play it safe for safety's sake  
Your ego and your promises  
Are gonna fade again and again  
 
[Repeat Chorus] 
 
Not anyhow  
All you want to hear  
Is the audience applause  
You can't get on stage  
For a country clause  
And the road ahead seems a little rough  
If you want to know my feelings  
I say that's tough, that's tough  
Your wheels ain't turnin', you're out of gas  
You pay by check but they take cash  
Two roads ahead but which to take  
And you can't see it's your mistake  
 
They're waitin' for you  
They're waitin' for me  
And what seems like eternity  
It's all tradition, it'll get you yet  
In rock'n'roll there's no safety net  
 
[Repeat Chorus] 
 
On through the night  
Goin' on and on, on and on  
On through the night  
You can't stop me anyhow  
Oh no no anyhow