Lyrics:

Detour, there's a muddy road ahead, detour

Paid no mind to what it said

Detour, oh these bitter things I find,

Should have read

That detour sign



Headed 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 5 years in jail

Should have read (should have read) that detour sign



Detour, there's a muddy road ahead, detour

Paid no mind to what it said

Detour, oh these bitter things I find,

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, more sorrow I know

Should have read (should have read)

That detour sign



Detour, there's a muddy road ahead, detour

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 that my heart strings are made of twine

Have no willpower to get from the hole that I'm in yet

Should have read (should have read) that detour sign



Detour, there's a muddy road ahead, detour

Paid no mind to what it said

Detour, oh these bitter things I find,

Should have read

That detour sign



Should have read that detour sign

Should have read that detour sign (that detour sign)