Sherry was a waitress at the only joint in town
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She had a reputation as a girl who'd been around
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Down Main Street after midnight with a brand new pack of cigs
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A fresh one hangin' from her lips and a beer between her legs
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She'd ride down to the river and meet with all her friends
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The road goes on forever and the party never ends
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Sonny was a loner he was older than the rest
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He was going into the Navy but he couldn't pass the test
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So he hung around town he sold a little pot
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The law caught wind of Sonny and one day he got caught
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But he was back in business when they set him free again
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The road goes on forever and the party never ends
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Sonny's playin' 8-ball at the joint where Sherry works
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When some drunken outta towner put his hand up Sherry's skirt
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Sonny took his pool cue laid the drunk out on the floor
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Stuffed a dollar in her tip jar and walked on out the door
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She's runnin' right behind him reachin' for his hand
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The road goes on forever and the party never ends
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They jumped into his pickup Sonny jammed her down in gear
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Sonny looked at Sherry and said lets get on outta here
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The stars were high above them and the moon was in the east
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The sun was settin' on them when they reached Miami Beach
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They got a hotel by the water and a quart of Bombay gin
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The road goes on forever and the party never ends
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They soon ran out of money but Sonny knew a man
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Who knew some Cuban refugees that delt in contraband
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Sonny met the Cubans in a house just off the route
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With a briefcase full of money and a pistol in his boot
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The cards were on the table when the law came bustin' in
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The road goes on forever and the party never ends
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The Cubans grabbed the goodies and Sonny grabbed the Jack
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He broke a bathroom window and climbed on out the back
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Sherry drove the pickup through the alley on the side
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Where a lawman tackled Sonny and was reading him his rights
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She stepped into the alley with a single shot .410
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The road goes on forever and the party never ends
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They left the lawman lyin' and they made their getaway
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They got back to the motel just before the break of day
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Sonny gave her all the money and he blew her a little kiss
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If they ask you how this happened say I forced you into this
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She watched him as his taillights disappeared around the bend
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The road goes on forever and the party never ends
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Its Main Street after midnight just like it was before
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21 months later at the local grocery store
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Sherry buys a paper and a cold 6-pack of beer
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The headlines read that Sonny is goin' to the chair
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She pulls back onto Main Street in her new Mercedes Benz
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The road goes on forever and the party never ends
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The Road Goes On Forever
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Robert Earl Keen |