The Highwaymen - The road goes on forever
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[Verse 1]
Sherry wasD a waitress
At the only joint in town
She had a repGutation
As a girl who'd been around
Down main Dstreet after midnight
Brand new pack of cigs
A fresh one Ghanging from her lips
A beer between her legs
She'd ride dAown to the river
And meet with all her friends
[Chorus]
The road goesG on forever
And the party never ends D
Verse 2:(Willie Nelson)
Sonny was Da loner
Bolder than the rest
He was goin'G in the Navy
But he couldn't pass the test
So he hung aDround town
He sold a little pot
The law caughGt wind of Sonny
One day he got caught
But he was bAack in business
When they set him free again
[Chorus]
The road goesG on forever
And the party never ends D
[Verse 3]
Sonny's plDayin' eight ball
At the joint where Sherry works
When some Gdrunken out of towner
Put his hand up Sherry's skirt
Sonny tookD his pool cue
Laid the drunk out on the floor
Stuffed a Gdollar in her tip jar
Walked on out the door
She's runniAn' right behind him
Reachin' for his hand
[Chorus]
The road goesG on forever
And the party never ends D
[Verse]
They jumpeDd into his pick-up
Sonny jammed her down in gear
Sonny lookGed at Sherry
Said,"Let's get out of here"
The stars wereD high above them
The moon was in the east
The sun was sGetting on them
When they reached Miami Beach
They got a motAel by the water
And a quart of Bombay Gin
[Chorus]
The road goesG on forever
And the party never ends D
[Verse]
They soon Dran out of money
But Sonny knew a man
Who knew someG Cuban refugees
Who dealt in contreband
Sonny met Dthe Cuban
In a house just off the route
With a briGefcase full of money
And a pistol in his boot
The cards wereA on the table
When the law came bustin' in
[Chorus]
The road goesG on forever
And the party never ends D
[Verse]
The Cubans grDabbed the goodies
And Sonny grabbed the jack
He broke theG bathroom window
And climbed on out the back
Sherry drovDe the pick-up
Through the alley on the side
Where the Glawman tackled Sonny
And was reading him his rights
She stepped Aout in the alley
With a single shot four-ten
[Chorus]
The road goesG on forever
And the party never ends D
[Verse]
They left Dthe lawman dyin'
They made their get away
Got back tGo the motel
Just before the break of day
Sonny gave Dher all the money
And he blew a little kiss
If they ask yGou how this happened
Say i forced you into this
She watched hiAm as his tail lights
Disappeared around the bend
[Chorus]
The road goesG on forever
And the party never ends D
[Verse]
There's maDin street after midnight
Just like it was before
Twenty-one Gmonths later
At the local grocery store
Sherry buysD a paper
And a cold six pack of beer
The headlines Gread that Sonny
Is going to the chair
She pulls backA onto main street
In her new Mercedes-Benz
[Chorus]
The road goesG on forever
And the party never ends D