headed down life's crooked road
lots of things there that i never knowed
because of me not knowin' i now pine
trouble got right on my trail
i 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
all these bitter things i find
should have read that detour sign
well when i got to the place
where that sign told be about my face
well
i figured all of my worries were behind
but the farther i go
i find more chug holes there in the road
i should have read that detour sign
detour
there's a muddy road ahead
detour
paid no mind to what it said
detour
all these bitter things i find
should have read that detour sign
well
i got stuck down in the mud
all my hopes fell there with a thud
i felt like my heartstrings were made of twine
i had no power to get
from that hole i was in yet
i should have read that detour sign
detour
there's a muddy road ahead
detour
paid no mind to what it said
detour
all these bitter things i find
should have read that detour sign
should have read that detour sign