Headed down life's crooked road
Lots of things I never knowed
And because of me not knowing
Now I pine
Trouble's got in the trail
Spent the next five years in jail
Should have read
That detour sign
Detour
There's a muddy road ahead
Detour
Paid no mind to what it said
Detour
Oh, these bitter things I find
Should have read
That detour sign
When I got right to the place
Where it said "About face"
I thought that all my worries
Were behind
But the farther I go
The more sorrow I know
Should have read
That detour sign
Detour
There's a muddy road ahead
Detour
Paid no mind to what it said
Detour
Oh, these bitter things I find
Should have read
That detour sign
When I got stuck in the mud
All my hopes dropped with a thud
And I reckon my heartstrings
Are made of twine
I got no willpower to get
From the hole that I'm in yet
Should have read
That detour sign
Detour
There's a muddy road ahead
Detour
Paid no mind to what it said
Detour
Oh, these bitter things I find
Should have read
That detour sign
Should have read
That detour sign