The Road Goes On Forever-The Highwaymen

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[00:00.00]The Road Goes On Forever - The Highwaymen
[00:10.27]Sherry was a waitress
[00:12.28]At the only joint in town
[00:14.50]She had a reputation
[00:16.44]As a girl who'd been around
[00:18.64]Down Main Street after midnight
[00:20.80]With a brand new pack of cigs
[00:23.01]A fresh one hanging from her lips
[00:25.20]A beer between her legs
[00:27.28]She'd ride down to the river
[00:29.62]And meet with all her friends
[00:31.57]The road goes on forever
[00:33.50]And the party never ends
[00:39.26]Sonny was a loner
[00:41.20]Bolder than the rest
[00:43.29]He was goin' in the Navy
[00:45.51]But he couldn't pass the test
[00:47.69]So he hung around town
[00:49.79]And he sold a little pot
[00:51.97]The law got wind of Sonny
[00:54.10]And one day he got caught
[00:56.51]But he was back in business
[00:57.97]When they set him free again
[01:00.57]The road goes on forever
[01:02.50]And the party never ends
[01:08.20]Sonny's playin' eight ball
[01:09.93]At the joint where Sherry works
[01:12.24]Some drunken out-of-towner
[01:13.92]Put his hand up Sherry's skirt
[01:16.91]Sonny took his pool cue
[01:18.71]Laid the drunk out on the floor
[01:20.66]Stuffed a dollar in her tip jar
[01:23.38]Walked out of the door
[01:25.09]She's runnin' right behind him
[01:27.56]Reachin' for his hand
[01:29.68]The road goes on forever
[01:31.36]And the party never ends
[01:37.20]They jumped into his pick-up
[01:39.04]Sonny jammed her down in gear
[01:41.64]Sonny looked at Sherry
[01:43.07]Said"Let's get on out of here"
[01:45.79]The stars were high above them
[01:47.92]The moon was in the east
[01:50.09]The sun was setting on them
[01:51.75]When they reached Miami Beach
[01:54.24]They got a motel by the water
[01:56.35]And a quart of Bombay Gin
[01:58.78]The road goes on forever
[02:00.63]And the party never ends
[02:06.38]They soon ran out of money
[02:08.62]But Sonny knew a man
[02:10.58]Who knew some Cuban refugees
[02:12.71]Who dealt in contraband
[02:15.13]Sonny met the Cuban
[02:16.65]In a house just off the route
[02:19.28]With a briefcase full of money
[02:21.05]And a pistol in his boot
[02:23.95]The cards were on the table
[02:25.35]When the law came bustin' in
[02:27.82]The road goes on forever
[02:29.63]And the party never ends
[02:35.72]The Cubans grabbed the goodies
[02:37.94]Sonny grabbed the jack
[02:39.76]He broke the bathroom window
[02:41.82]And climbed on out the back
[02:44.20]Sherry drove the pick-up
[02:46.08]Through the alley on the side
[02:48.25]Where the lawman tackled Sonny
[02:50.40]And was reading him his rights
[02:52.55]She stepped out in the alley
[02:54.67]With a single-shot four-ten
[02:57.02]The road goes on forever
[02:58.88]And the party never ends
[03:04.57]They left the lawman dyin'
[03:06.52]And they made their get away
[03:08.74]Got back to the motel
[03:10.43]Just before the break of day
[03:12.76]Sonny gave her all the money
[03:15.12]And he blew a little kiss
[03:17.04]If they ask you how this happened
[03:19.20]Say I forced you into this
[03:21.57]She watched him as his tail lights
[03:23.43]Disappeared around the bend
[03:25.87]The road goes on forever
[03:27.86]And the party never ends
[03:33.12]There's a main street after midnight
[03:35.31]Just like it was before
[03:37.92]Twenty-one months later
[03:39.62]At the local grocery store
[03:42.06]Sherry buys a paper
[03:43.93]And a cold six-pack of beer
[03:46.17]The headlines read that Sonny
[03:48.21]Is going to the chair
[03:50.41]She pulls back onto main street
[03:52.18]In her new Mercedes-Benz
[03:54.40]The road goes on forever
[03:56.52]And the party never ends