The Road Goes On Forever

<br>Sherry was a waitress at the only joint in town<br>She had a reputation as a girl who`d been around<br>Down Main Street after midnight with a brand new pack of cigs<br>A fresh one hangin` from her lips and a beer between her legs<br>She`d ride down to the river and meet with all her friends<br>The road goes on forever and the party never ends<br><br>Sonny was a loner he was older than the rest<br>He was going into the Navy but he couldn`t pass the test<br>So he hung around town he sold a little pot<br>The law caught wind of Sonny and one day he got caught<br>But he was back in business when they set him free again<br>The road goes on forever and the party never ends<br><br>Sonny`s playin` 8-ball at the joint where Sherry works<br>When some drunken outta towner put his hand up Sherry`s skirt<br>Sonny took his pool cue laid the drunk out on the floor<br>Stuffed a dollar in her tip jar and walked on out the door<br>She`s runnin` right behind him reachin` for his hand <br>The road goes on forever and the party never ends<br><br>They jumped into his pickup Sonny jammed her down in gear<br>Sonny looked at Sherry and said lets get on outta here<br>The stars were high above them and the moon was in the east<br>The sun was settin` on them when they reached Miami Beach<br>They got a hotel by the water and a quart of Bombay gin<br>The road goes on forever and the party never ends<br><br>They soon ran out of money but Sonny knew a man<br>Who knew some Cuban refugees that delt in contraband<br>Sonny met the Cubans in a house just off the route<br>With a briefcase full of money and a pistol in his boot<br>The cards were on the table when the law came bustin` in<br>The road goes on forever and the party never ends<br><br>The Cubans grabbed the goodies and Sonny grabbed the Jack<br>He broke a bathroom window and climbed on out the back<br>Sherry drove the pickup through the alley on the side<br>Where a lawman tackled Sonny and was reading him his rights<br>She stepped into the alley with a single shot .410<br>The road goes on forever and the party never ends<br><br>They left the lawman lyin` and they made their getaway<br>They got back to the motel just before the break of day<br>Sonny gave her all the money and he blew her a little kiss<br>If they ask you how this happened say I forced you into this<br>She watched him as his taillights disappeared around the bend<br>The road goes on forever and the party never ends<br><br>Its Main Street after midnight just like it was before<br>21 months later at the local grocery store<br>Sherry buys a paper and a cold 6-pack of beer<br>The headlines read that Sonny is goin` to the chair<br>She pulls back onto Main Street in her new Mercedes Benz<br>The road goes on forever and the party never ends