D 
Sherry was a waitress, at the only joint in town.  
G 
She had a reputation, as a girl who had been around.  
D 
On 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, and meet with all her friends.  
G 
The road goes on forever, and the party never ends.  

D 
Sonny was a loner, he was older than the rest.  
G 
He was goin' in the Navy, but he couldn't pass the test.  
D 
So he hung around town, he sold a little pot.  
G 
The law caught wind of Sonny, and one day he got caught.  
A 
But he was back in business, when they set him free again.  
G 
The road goes on forever, and the party never ends.  

D 
Sonny's playing eight-ball, in the joint where Sherry works  
G 
When some drunken out-of-towner, put his hand up Sherry's skirt.  
D 
Sonny took his pool cue, laid the drunk out on the floor.  
G 
Stuffed a dollar in her tip jar, walked on out the door.  
A 
She's running right behind him, reaching for his hand.  
G 
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.  

D 
They jumped into his pickup, Sonny jammed it down in gear.  
G 
Sonny looked at Sherry, 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, and a quart of Bombay Gin.  
G 
The road goes on forever, the party never ends.  

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, 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.  

D 
The Cubans grabbed the goodies, and Sonny grabbed a jack,  
G 
He broke the bathroom window, and climbed on out the back.  
D 
Sherry drove the pickup, through the alley on the side,  
G 
Where a lawman tackled Sonny, and was reading him his rights.  
A 
She stepped out in the alley, with a single shot four-ten  
G 
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.  

D 
They left the lawman lying, they made their get-away.  
G 
Got back to the motel, just before the break of day.  
D 
Sonny gave her all the money, and he blew her a little kiss.  
G 
"If they ask you how this happened, say I forced you into this."  
A 
She watched him as his tail lights, disappeared around the bend.  
G 
The road goes on forever, the party never ends.  

D 
Well 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, and a cold six-pack of beer.  
G 
The headlines readin' Sonny is going to the chair.  
A 
She pulls back onto mainstreet, in her new Mercedes Benz.  
G 
The road goes on forever, and the party never ends!