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, 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 into Navy, but couldn't pass the test So, he hung around town, he sold a little pot The law caught wind of Sonny, but one day he got caught But he was back in business when they set him free again And the road goes on forever and the party never ends Sonny's playin' 8-ball at the joint where Sherry works When some drunken outta towner put his hand up Sherry's skirt Sonny took his pool cue, laid the drunk out on the floor Stuffed the dollar in her tip jar, 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 And 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 Cuban 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 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 down in the alley with a single-shot 410 The road goes on forever and the party never ends They left the lawman lyin', they made their getaway 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 And the road goes on forever and the party never ends It's Main Street after midnight, just like it was before 21 months later at the local grocery store Sherry buys a paper and a cold six-pack of beer The headlines read that Sonny is goin' to the chair She pulls back onto Main Street in her new Mercedes-Benz The road goes on forever and the party never ends