Broke Down - Slaid Cleaves
Sherry had a pawn shop
Band of gold
A sink full of dishes
And a love grown cold
Along came a boy
Pretty as the devil
She took his hand
The whole thing unravelled
There's no turnin' round
It's broke down
Billy took the ring
Jammed it in his pocket
Drove down town
And tried to hock it
Down at the bottom
Of lake Ponchartrain
There's a love not carved
Inside a wedding ring
Broke down
Cracked and shattered
Left in pieces
Like it never even mattered
Broke down
Torn and frayed
Ain't nothin' left
You could give away
There's no turnin' round
It's broke down
Ain't no tellin'
Where love goes
Maybe down
Where the black river flows
Won't be comin' back round
It's broke down
Baby in the back seat
And another on the way
Sherry thinks of Billy
At the end of every day
Spends her nights waiting
For real life to start
Listening to the sound
Of her double crossed heart
Broke down
Cracked and shattered
Left in pieces
Like it never even mattered
There's no turnin' round
It's broke down
On the other side of town
Two lovers lie still
Cigarette smokin'
On a window sill
There's a picture
Locked up in an old suitcase
Billy closes his eyes
But he still sees her face
Broke down
Cracked and shattered
Left in pieces
Like it never even mattered
Broke down
Torn and frayed
Ain't nothin' left
You could give away
There's no turnin' round
It's broke down
It's broke down
