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 With a brand new pack of cigs A fresh one hanging 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 Bolder than the rest He was going in the Navy But he couldn't pass the test So he hung around town And he sold a little pot The law got 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 playing eight ball At the joint where Sherry works Some drunken out-of-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 Walked out of the door She's running right behind him Reaching for his hand The road goes on forever And the party never ends They jumped into his pick-up Sonny jammed her down in gear Sonny looked at Sherry Said, "Let's get on out of here." The stars were high above them The moon was in the east The sun was setting on them 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 Who 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 The Cubans grabbed the goodies Sonny grabbed the jack He broke the bathroom window And climbed on out the back Sherry drove the pick-up Through the alley on the side Where the lawman tackled Sonny And was reading 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 dying And 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 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 There's a 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 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