The Road Goes On Forever-Lawrence Welk with The Lennon Sisters

[ti:The Road Goes On Forever] [ar:Highwaymen] [al:The Road Goes on Forever] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Road Goes On Forever (永远的路) - Lawrence Welk with The Lennon Sisters [00:10.27]Sherry was a waitress [00:11.57] [00:12.28]At the only joint in town [00:13.95] [00:14.50]She had a reputation [00:16.44]As a girl who'd been around [00:17.96] [00:18.64]Down Main Street after midnight [00:20.80]With a brand new pack of cigs [00:22.39] [00:23.01]A fresh one hanging from her lips [00:25.20]A beer between her legs [00:26.58] [00:27.28]She'd ride down to the river [00:29.01] [00:29.62]And meet with all her friends [00:30.96] [00:31.57]The road goes on forever [00:33.50]And the party never ends [00:35.06] [00:39.26]Sonny was a loner [00:40.45] [00:41.20]Bolder than the rest [00:42.59] [00:43.29]He was goin' in the Navy [00:44.91] [00:45.51]But he couldn't pass the test [00:46.89] [00:47.69]So he hung around town [00:49.06] [00:49.79]And he sold a little pot [00:51.06] [00:51.97]The law got wind of Sonny [00:53.54] [00:54.10]And one day he got caught [00:55.60] [00:56.51]But he was back in business [00:57.97]When they set him free again [00:59.70] [01:00.57]The road goes on forever [01:02.50]And the party never ends [01:04.13] [01:08.20]Sonny's playin' eight ball [01:09.93]At the joint where Sherry works [01:11.69] [01:12.24]Some drunken out-of-towner [01:13.92]Put his hand up Sherry's skirt [01:15.92] [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 [01:27.04] [01:27.56]Reachin' for his hand [01:28.97] [01:29.68]The road goes on forever [01:31.36]And the party never ends [01:33.34] [01:37.20]They jumped into his pick-up [01:39.04]Sonny jammed her down in gear [01:40.96] [01:41.64]Sonny looked at Sherry [01:43.07]Said "Let's get on out of here " [01:45.17] [01:45.79]The stars were high above them [01:47.92]The moon was in the east [01:49.41] [01:50.09]The sun was setting on them [01:51.75]When they reached Miami Beach [01:53.67] [01:54.24]They got a motel by the water [01:56.35]And a quart of Bombay Gin [01:58.18] [01:58.78]The road goes on forever [02:00.63]And the party never ends [02:02.47] [02:06.38]They soon ran out of money [02:07.81] [02:08.62]But Sonny knew a man [02:09.89] [02:10.58]Who knew some Cuban refugees [02:12.18] [02:12.71]Who dealt in contraband [02:14.21] [02:15.13]Sonny met the Cuban [02:16.65]In a house just off the route [02:18.63] [02:19.28]With a briefcase full of money [02:21.05]And a pistol in his boot [02:22.89] [02:23.95]The cards were on the table [02:25.35]When the law came bustin' in [02:27.09] [02:27.82]The road goes on forever [02:29.63]And the party never ends [02:31.49] [02:35.72]The Cubans grabbed the goodies [02:36.97] [02:37.94]Sonny grabbed the jack [02:39.14] [02:39.76]He broke the bathroom window [02:41.82]And climbed on out the back [02:43.49] [02:44.20]Sherry drove the pick-up [02:46.08]Through the alley on the side [02:47.60] [02:48.25]Where the lawman tackled Sonny [02:50.40]And was reading him his rights [02:51.90] [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 [03:00.56] [03:04.57]They left the lawman dyin' [03:06.52]And they made their get away [03:08.01] [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 [03:14.53] [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 [03:20.86] [03:21.57]She watched him as his tail lights [03:23.43]Disappeared around the bend [03:25.20] [03:25.87]The road goes on forever [03:27.86]And the party never ends [03:29.51] [03:33.12]There's a main street after midnight [03:35.31]Just like it was before [03:37.20] [03:37.92]Twenty-one months later [03:39.62]At the local grocery store [03:41.27] [03:42.06]Sherry buys a paper [03:43.93]And a cold six-pack of beer [03:45.58] [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