Headin' down life's crooked road
Lots of things I never knowed
Because of me not knowin' I now pine
Trouble 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, all 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
I reckon my heart strings were made of twine
Got no willpower to get
From this 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, all these bitter things I find
Should have read that detour sign