Road Goes On Forever

Verse 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 hanging from her lips A beer between her legs She'd ride down to the river And meet with all her friends Chorus The road goes on forever And the party never ends Sonny was a loner Bolder than the rest He was goin' in the Navy But he couldn't pass the test We hung around town He sold a little pot The law caught wind of Sonny One day he got caught But he was back in business When they set him free again Chorus 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 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 on out the door She's runnin' right behind him Reachin' for his hand Chorus 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 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 Chorus 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 Chorus The road goes on forever And the party never ends The Cubans grabbed the goodies And 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 Chorus The road goes on forever And the party never ends They left the lawman dyin' 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 Chorus The road goes on forever And the party never ends There'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 read that Sonny Is going to the chair She pulls back onto main street In her new Mercedes-Benz Chorus The road goes on forever And the party never ends