detour

travelin' down life's crooked road

lots of things there i never knowed

because of me not knowin' now i pine

trouble got 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 is 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 me to face

well

i figured all of my worries were behind but the further i go

i find more chug holes there in the road

i 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

should have read that detour sign