Broke Down

Billy gave Sherry a band of gold

Rougher than a Bible bell roll

Along came a boy pretty as the devil

She took his hand and it all unraveled

And there ain't no turning 'round

It's broke down

Billy took the ring, put it down in his pocket

Went downtown and tried to hock it

Somewhere at the bottom of Lake Pontchartrain

There's a love note carved in a wedding ring

Broke down, cracked and shattered

Left in pieces like it never even mattered

And there ain't no turning 'round

It's broke down

There ain't no telling where love goes

Maybe down where the black river flows

It ain't coming back around

It's broke down

Now there's a baby in the back seat and another on the way

Sherry calls him Billy but that's not his name

She lies awake at night to the sound of her own heart

Her bed is cold but her blood runs hot

Broke down, cracked and shattered

Left in pieces like it never even mattered

And there ain't no turning 'round

It's broke down

On the other side of town two lovers lie still

A cigarette smoking on a windowsill

There's a picture locked away 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

There ain't nothing left you could give away

But there ain't no turning 'round

It's broke down

It's broke down

It's broke down