Detour Songtext
von Ferlin Husky

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

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, I 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
I guess my heart strings are made of twine
Had 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, I paid no mind to what it said
Detour, oh, these bitter things I find
Should have read that detour sign