"The Way We Make a Broken Heart" is a song written by John Hiatt.
It was recorded by Ry Cooder in 1980 on his album Borderline.
"The Way We Make a Broken Heart" was covered by both John Hiatt and Rosanne Cash in 1983 as a duet.
Willy DeVille performed this song twice in Berlin 2002; once in an unplugged version and once with his electric band.
Asleep At The Wheel also recorded the song on their 1985 album Pasture Prime under the title "This Is the Way We Make a Broken Heart".