Sherry had a pawnshop band of gold 
A sink full of dishes and a love grown cold 
'Long came a boy pretty as the devil 
She took his hand, the whole thing unraveled 
There's no turnin' round 
It's Brokedown 

Billy took the ring and jammed it in his pocket 
Drove downtown and tried to hock it 
Down to the bottom of Lake Ponchetrain 
There's a love note carved inside a wedding ring 

Brokedown, cracked and shattered 
Left in Pieces like it never even mattered 
Brokedown, torn and frayed 
Ain't nothin' left you could give away 
There's no turnin' round 
It's Brokedown 

Ain't no tellin' where love goes 
Maybe down where the Black River flows 
Won't be comin' back round 
It's Brokedown 

Sherry thinks of Billy and at the end of every day 
Spends her nights waitin' for real life to start 
List'nin' to the sound of her double-crossed heart 

Brokedown, cracked and shattered 
Left in Pieces like it never even mattered 
There's no turnin' round 
It's Brokedown 

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 

Brokedown, cracked and shattered 
Left in Pieces like it never even mattered 
Brokedown, torn and frayed 
Ain't nothin' left you could give away 
There's no turnin' round 
It's Brokedown 
Brokedown