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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 cigs, |
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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 .410. |
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The road goes on forever and the party never ends. |
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They left the lawman lying, 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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It's 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. |
