The Road Goes On Forever And The Party Never Ends Chords & Lyrics - Robert Earl Keen

[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