Becka
M AS IN MARTINI
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I love this song, but it is long, so for your convienence, I've made references to drugs, alchohol, illeagle activity and violence bold.
The Road Goes On Forever and the Party Never Ends
sung by: Robert Earl Keen
Sherie was a waitress at the only joint in town
She had a reputation of a girl who'd been around
Down to Main street after midnight, a brand new pack of cigs
A fresh one hanging from her lips, a beer between her legs
She'd ride down to the river and meet with all her friends
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
Sonny was a loner; older than the rest
He was going in the Navy but he couldn't pass the test
So he hung around town, he smoked a little pot
'Til the law got wind of Sonny and one day he got caught
But he was back in business when the set him free again
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
Sonny's playing eight ball at the joint where Sherie works
When some drunken out of towner puts his hand up Sherie's skirt
Sonny took his pool cue, laid the drunk our on the floor
Stuffed a dollar in the tip jar and walked on out the door
She was right there behind him, reaching for his hand
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
They jump into his pick up, Sonny jams her down in gear
Sonny looks at Sherie. Says, "Let's get on out of here."
The stars were high above them, the moon was in the east
The sun was setting on them when the reached Miami beach
They got a hotel by the water and a port of bombay gin
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
They soon ran out of money but Sonny knew a man
Who knew some Cuban refugees who delt in contraban
Sonny met the Cubans in a house just off the route
With a breifcase full of money and a pistol in his boot
The cards were on the table when the Law came busting in
The road goes on forever the party never ends.
The Cubans grabbed the goodies, Sunny grabbed the jack
They broke the bathroom window and climbed on out the back
Sherie drove the pick up to the alley on the side
Where a lawman tackled Sonny and was reading him his rights
She stepped out in the alley with a single shot four-ten
The road goes on forever and party never ends.
They left the lawman lying, the made their get-away
Got back to the motel just before the break of day
Sonny gave her all the money and he blew a little kiss
"If they asked you how this happened say I forced you into this."
She watched him as his tail light disappeared around the bend
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
It's Main Street after midnight, just like it was before
Twenty-one months later at the local grocery store
Sherie buys a paper and a cold six pack of beer
The headline reads that Sonny is going to the chair
She pulls back on the Main Street on her new Mercedes-Benz
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
The Road Goes On Forever and the Party Never Ends
sung by: Robert Earl Keen
Sherie was a waitress at the only joint in town
She had a reputation of a girl who'd been around
Down to Main street after midnight, a brand new pack of cigs
A fresh one hanging from her lips, a beer between her legs
She'd ride down to the river and meet with all her friends
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
Sonny was a loner; older than the rest
He was going in the Navy but he couldn't pass the test
So he hung around town, he smoked a little pot
'Til the law got wind of Sonny and one day he got caught
But he was back in business when the set him free again
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
Sonny's playing eight ball at the joint where Sherie works
When some drunken out of towner puts his hand up Sherie's skirt
Sonny took his pool cue, laid the drunk our on the floor
Stuffed a dollar in the tip jar and walked on out the door
She was right there behind him, reaching for his hand
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
They jump into his pick up, Sonny jams her down in gear
Sonny looks at Sherie. Says, "Let's get on out of here."
The stars were high above them, the moon was in the east
The sun was setting on them when the reached Miami beach
They got a hotel by the water and a port of bombay gin
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
They soon ran out of money but Sonny knew a man
Who knew some Cuban refugees who delt in contraban
Sonny met the Cubans in a house just off the route
With a breifcase full of money and a pistol in his boot
The cards were on the table when the Law came busting in
The road goes on forever the party never ends.
The Cubans grabbed the goodies, Sunny grabbed the jack
They broke the bathroom window and climbed on out the back
Sherie drove the pick up to the alley on the side
Where a lawman tackled Sonny and was reading him his rights
She stepped out in the alley with a single shot four-ten
The road goes on forever and party never ends.
They left the lawman lying, the made their get-away
Got back to the motel just before the break of day
Sonny gave her all the money and he blew a little kiss
"If they asked you how this happened say I forced you into this."
She watched him as his tail light disappeared around the bend
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
It's Main Street after midnight, just like it was before
Twenty-one months later at the local grocery store
Sherie buys a paper and a cold six pack of beer
The headline reads that Sonny is going to the chair
She pulls back on the Main Street on her new Mercedes-Benz
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
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. But actually, I don't know the song 
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