Robert Earl Keen - The road goes on forever and the party never ends

^DSherry was a waitress at the only joint in town ^GShe had a reputation as a girl who'd been around ^DDown Main Street after midnight, a brand new pack of cigs ^GA fresh one hanging from her lips, a beer between her legs ^AShe'd ride down to the river, meet with all her friends ^GThe road goes on forever and the party never ends

^DSonny was a loner, older than the rest ^GHe was goin' in the Navy, but he couldn't pass the test ^DSo he hung around town, sold a little pot ^GThe Law caught wind of Sonny, one day he got caught ^AHe was back in business when they set him free again ^GThe road goes on forever and the party never ends

^DSonny's playing eight ball at the joint where Sherry works ^GWhen some drunkin' out of towner put his hands up Sherry's skirt ^DSonny took his pool cue, lay the drunk out on the floor ^GStuck a dollar in her tip jar, and walked on out the door ^AShe's running right beside him, reaching for his hand ^GThe road goes on forever and the party never ends

^DThey jump into his pickup, Sonny jammed her into gear ^GHe looked on over at Sherry and said, "Let's get on out of here" ^DThe stars were high above them, the moon was in the East ^GThe sun was setting on them when they reached Miami Beach ^AThey got a hotel by the water, a quart of Bombay gin ^GThe road goes on forever and the party never ends

^DThey soon ran out of money, but Sonny knew a man ^GWho knew some Cuban refugees who dealt in contraband ^DSonny met the Cubans at a house just off the route ^GWith a briefcase full of money and a pistol in his boot ^AThe cards were on the table when the Law came bustin' in ^GThe road goes on forever and the party never ends

^DThe Cubans grabbed the goodies, Sonny grabbed the jack ^GBroke the bathroom window and crawled on out the back ^DSherry had drove the pickup through the alley on the side ^GWhere a lawman tackled Sonny and was reading him his rights ^ASherry stepped in the alley with a single shot .410 ^GThe road goes on forever and the party never ends

^DThey left the lawman lying, they made their getaway ^GGot back to the hotel just before the break of day ^DSonny gave her all the money, and he blew a little kiss ^GIf they ask you how this happened say I forced you into this ^AShe watched as his taillights disappeared around the bend ^GThe road goes on forever and the party never ends

^DIt's Main Street after midnight, just like it was before ^GTwenty one months later at the local grocery store ^DSherry buys a paper, a cold six pack of beer ^GHeadlines read that Sonny's goin' to the chair ^AShe drives out onto Main Street in her new Mercedes Benz ^GThe road goes on forever and the party never ends