Robert Earl Keen
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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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On Main street after midnight, a brand new pack of cig's,
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a fresh one hanging from her lips, a beer between her legs.
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She rides down to the river, and meets 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, older than the rest.
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He was goin' in the Navy, but 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' eight-ball in the joint where Sherry works
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when some drunken out-of-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, walked out the door.
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She's running right behind him, reaching 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 it down in gear.
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Sonny looked at Sherry, said Let's get on out of here.
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The stars were high above them, the moon was in the east.
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The sun was setting on them when they reached Miami Beach.
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They got a hotel by the water, 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, who dealt 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 card 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, Sonny grabbed the jack
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Broke the 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 out in the alley with a single shot four-ten
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The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
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They left the lawman dying they made their getaway.
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Got back to the motel just before the break of day.
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Sonny gave her all the money, he blew 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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Twenty-one months later, at the local grocery store.
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Sherry buys a paper and a cold six-pack of beer.
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The headlines say that Sonny is going 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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Road Goes on Forever
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| Jack Ingram |
