The Road Goes On Forever Lyrics - Keen Robert Earl

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 hangin' from her lips and 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 he was older than the rest 

He was going into 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' 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 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 and said lets get on outta here 

The stars were high above them and the moon was in the east 

The sun was settin' on them when they reached Miami Beach 

They got a hotel 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 delt 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 and Sonny grabbed the Jack 

He broke a 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 reading him his rights 

She stepped into the alley with a single shot .410 

The road goes on forever and the party never ends 

They left the lawman lyin' and they made their getaway 

They 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 taillights disappeared around the bend 

The road goes on forever and the party never ends 

Its Main Street after midnight just like it was before 

21 months later at the local grocery store 

Sherry buys a paper and a cold 6-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