Headed down life's crooked road lot of things I never knowed And because of me not knowin' I now fine Trouble got right on my trail I'll 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 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 when I know 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 Should have read that detour sign Should have read that detour sign