Robert Earl Sherry was a at the only joint in town. She had a reputation as a who'd been around. On street after midnight, a brand new pack of cig's, a fresh one from her lips, a beer between her legs. She rides down to the river, and meets all her friends. The road goes on forever and the never ends.
Sonny was a loner, than the rest. He was goin' in the Navy, but couldn't the test. So he hung around town, he sold a pot. The law wind of Sonny and one day he got caught. But he was back in business when set him free again. The road goes on forever and the party ends.
Sonny's playin' in the joint where Sherry works when drunken out-of-towner put his hand up Sherry's skirt. took his pool cue, laid the drunk out on the floor. Stuffed a dollar in her tip jar, out the door. She's running right him, reaching for his hand. The road on forever and the party never ends.
jumped into his pickup, Sonny jammed it down in gear. Sonny at Sherry, said Let's get on out of here. The stars were high them, the moon was in the east. The sun was setting on them when they reached Beach. got a hotel by the water, a quart of Bombay Gin. The road goes on forever and the party ends.
They soon ran out of money but, Sonny a man, who knew some Cuban refugees, who in contraband. met the Cubans in a house just off the route, With a briefcase of money and a pistol in his boot. The were on the table when the law came bustin' in. The road goes on forever and the never ends.
The Cubans grabbed the goodies, grabbed the jack Broke the window and climbed on out the back. Sherry drove the pickup through the on the side, where a lawman Sonny and was reading him his rights. She out in the alley with a single shot four-ten The road goes on and the party never ends.
They left the lawman dying they made getaway. Got back to the motel just the break of day. gave her all the money, he blew a little kiss. If they ask you how this happened say I you into this. She watched him as his disappeared around the bend. The road goes on forever and the party ends.
Its main street after midnight, just it was before, Twenty-one later, at the local grocery store. Sherry buys a and a cold six-pack of beer. The say that Sonny is going to the chair. She pulls onto Main Street in her new Mercedes Benz. The road on forever and the party never ends.