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