The Road Goes On Forever

Sherry was a waitress at the only joint in town She had a reputation as a girl who'd been around Down Main Street after midnight, a brand new pack of cigs A fresh one hangin' from her lips, a beer between her legs She'd ride down to the river and meet with all her friends The road goes on forever and the party never ends. Sonny was a loner older than the rest He was going in the navy but he couldn't pass the test So he hung around town--He sold a little pot The law caught wind of Sonny and one day he got caught But he was back in business when they set him free again The road goes on forever and the party never ends. Sonny's playin' eight-ball at the joint where Sherry works When some drunken out-a-towner put his hand up Sherry's skirt Sonny took his pool cue--Laid the drunk out on the floor Stuffed a dollar in her tip jar and walked on out the door She's runnin' right behind him, reachin' for his hand The road goes on forever and the party never ends. They jumped into his pickup, Sonny jammed her down in gear Sonny looked at Sherry said, "Let's get on outta here." The stars were high above 'em--The moon was in the east The sun was settin' on 'em when they reached Miami Beach They got a Motel by the water and a quart of Bombay Gin The road goes on forever and the party never ends. They soon ran out of money, but Sonny knew a man Who knew some Cuban refugees that dealt in contraband Sonny met the Cubans in a house just off the route With a briefcase full of money and a pistol in his boot The cards were on the table when the law came bustin' in The road goes on forever and the party never ends. The Cubans grabbed the goodies, Sonny grabbed the jack He broke the bathroom window and climbed on out the back Sherry drove the pickup through the alley on the side Where a lawman tackled Sonny and was readin' him his rights She stepped out in the alley with a single shot four-ten The road goes on forever and the party never ends. They left the lawman layin there, They made their get away Got back to the motel just before the break of day Sonny gave her all the money and he blew her a little kiss "If they ask you how this happened say I forced you into this." She watched him as his tail lights disappeared around the bend The road goes on forever and the party never ends. It's Main Street after midnight just like it was before Twenty-one months later at the local grocery store Sherry buys a paper and a cold six-pack of beer The headlines on the paper read that Sonny is going to the chair She pulls back onto Main Street in her new Mercedes Benz The road goes on forever and the party never ends...