[Verse] D Sherry was a waitress at the only joint in town G She had a reputation as a girl who'd been around D Down Main Street after midnight, a brand new pack of cigs G A fresh one hanging from her lips, a beer between her legs A She'd ride down to the river, meet with all her friends G The road goes on forever and the party never ends [Verse] D Sonny was a loner, older than the rest G He was goin' in the Navy, but he couldn't pass the test D So he hung around town, sold a little pot G The Law caught wind of Sonny, one day he got caught A He was back in business when they set him free again G The road goes on forever and the party never ends [Verse] D Sonny's playing eight ball at the joint where Sherry works G When some drunkin' out of towner put his hands up Sherry's skirt D Sonny took his pool cue, lay the drunk out on the floor G Stuck a dollar in her tip jar, and walked on out the door A She's running right beside him, reaching for his hand G The road goes on forever and the party never ends [Verse] D They jump into his pickup, Sonny jammed her into gear G He looked on over at Sherry and said, "Let's get on out of here" D The stars were high above them, the moon was in the East G The sun was setting on them when they reached Miami Beach A They got a hotel by the water, a quart of Bombay gin G The road goes on forever and the party never ends [Verse] D They soon ran out of money, but Sonny knew a man G Who knew some Cuban refugees who dealt in contraband D Sonny met the Cubans at a house just off the route G With a briefcase full of money and a pistol in his boot A The cards were on the table when the Law came bustin' in G The road goes on forever and the party never ends [Verse] D The Cubans grabbed the goodies, Sonny grabbed the jack G Broke the bathroom window and crawled on out the back D Sherry had drove the pickup through the alley on the side G Where a lawman tackled Sonny and was reading him his rights A Sherry stepped in the alley with a single shot .410 G The road goes on forever and the party never ends [Verse] D They left the lawman lying, they made their getaway G Got back to the hotel just before the break of day D Sonny gave her all the money, and he blew a little kiss G If they ask you how this happened say I forced you into this A She watched as his taillights disappeared around the bend G The road goes on forever and the party never ends [Verse] D It's Main Street after midnight, just like it was before G Twenty one months later at the local grocery store D Sherry buys a paper, a cold six pack of beer G Headlines read that Sonny's goin' to the chair A She drives out onto Main Street in her new Mercedes Benz G The road goes on forever and the party never ends
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