Karaoké The Road Goes on Forever Robert Earl Keen

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 goin' in the Navy but 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' 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

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 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 dealt 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

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 readin' him his rights

She stepped out in the alley with a singleshot four-ten

The road goes on forever and the party never ends

They left the lawman lyin'

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 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

The road goes on forever and the party never ends

It'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 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