“Detour”
Headed down life’s crooked road lot of things I never knowed
And 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 oh the bitter things I find should have read that detour sign
[harmonica – guitar]
I got stuck in the mud all my hopes dropped with a thud
And I thought that my heart strings were made of twine
But the father I go the more sorrow I know should have read that detour sign
Detour there’s a muddy road ahead…
Should have read that detour sign should have read that detour sign
And 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 oh the bitter things I find should have read that detour sign
[harmonica – guitar]
I got stuck in the mud all my hopes dropped with a thud
And I thought that my heart strings were made of twine
But the father I go the more sorrow I know should have read that detour sign
Detour there’s a muddy road ahead…
Should have read that detour sign should have read that detour sign
About Willie Nelson Lyrics
Artist: Willie Nelson
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Album: One For The Road
Release date: April 1979
Born: April 29, 1933 (age 89 years), Abbott, Texas, United States
Organizations founded: Willie’s Reserve, Willie Nelson Biodiesel, Luck Films
Grandchild: Raelyn Nelson
Grandparents: Nancy Elizabeth Smothers, William Alfred Nelson
Songwriting partners: Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, MORE
Awards: Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award, MORE
Nominations: Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year, MORE