[Verse]

There a little café in town

Where the two main roads come together

The kind of place where the food is great

But the gossip is even better

Mary Nell opened the doors

In '88, with her husband Johnny

Must've had them a fight last night

'Cause this time they're burning more than the coffee

[Chorus]

I don't know how the fire got started

But I heard the Deputy mention

Maybe Johnny left somеthing

Turned on in the kitchen

Right now thе whole town's talking

Trying to put together the pieces

When all that's left is

Broken Dishes

Mmm, Broken Dishes

[Verse]

In the lot is Johnny's old truck

And that Nissan belongs to the waitress

I don't see Mary Nell's car anywhere

But hey, I'm no detective

I look around, it sure seems like the whole town's here

Just three people missing

There's a rumor flying around

What they might find when they start sifting

[Chorus]

I don't know how the fire got started

But I heard the Deputy mention

Maybe Johnny left something

Turned on in the kitchen

Right now the whole town's talking

Trying to put together the pieces

When all that's left is

Broken Dishes

[Verse]

It's all a mystery

A big old tragedy

Where will we go to figure it out?

There ain't but one sure thing

It sure ain't happening

At Mary Nell and Johnny's place now

[Chorus]

Don't know how the fire got started

But I heard the Deputy mention

Maybe Johnny left something

Turned on in the kitchen

Right now the whole town's talking

Trying to put together the pieces

When all that's left is

Broken Dishes