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[Intro]
[Verse]
Billy gave Sherry a band of gold,
Rougher than a bible belt road.
Along come a boy, pretty as the devil,
She took his hand, and it all unraveled,
[Chorus]
There ain t no turnin round, it s broke down.
[Verse]
Billy took the ring, put it down in his pocket,
Went down town and tried to hock it,
And somewhere at the bottom of Lake Ponchartrain,
There s a love note carved in a wedding ring.
[Chorus]
Broke down, cracked and shattered,
Left in pieces like it never even mattered,
There ain t no turnin round,
It s broke down.
[Bridge]
Ain t no tellin where love goes,
Maybe down where the black river flows,
Ain t comin back around,
It s broke down.
[Verse]
Now there s 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,
The bedding is cold, but her blood runs hot.
[Chorus]
Broke down, cracked and shattered,
Left in pieces like it never even mattered.
There ain t no turnin round,
It s broke down.
[Interlude]
[Verse]
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,
N.C.
Billy closes his eyes but he still sees her face.
[Chorus]
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.
[Outro]
There ain t no turnin round,
It s broke down,
It s broke down,
It s broke down,