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