Wow, last comment is 18  years ago. Thank you, Felton, for resurrecting this track. I enjoyed it when it came out, and still do.

It's a great story, the lyrics need posted. 

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 note 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 waitin' 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
Broke down

how about one of the songs off of slaid's most recent cd..."like poets do" is pretty choice...he has so many good ones that it's a shame only one is on the current rp playlist!

favorite track on a mix CD my bro sent me in the mail

I saw Slaid Cleaves a couple of years ago in smoky bar in Dallas, and this song brought the house down. The studio version just doesn't do it justice.

I like it. Sounds a bit like the Dirt Band. Remember them?

yuk.

Best thing to come out of Maine through Ireland and ending up in Austin. You want a more uplifing song? Listen to "Horses" off his latest, "Wishbone." "If it weren't for horses and divorces, I'd be a lot better off today..."

This song has grown on me from coming up through the LRC.

I love Slaid Cleves, but all of his songs are depressing, maybe even more than Jackson Browne. This is one of his best.

My favorite Slaid Cleaves song...nice :goodvibes.gif: This whole album is fantastic.

usually listen to this CD on my lunch hour. real nice.