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Artist: Billie Holiday
Canonical path: /billie-holiday/detour-ahead
Related lyric paths: 6
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Detour Ahead
Read Detour Ahead lyrics by Billie Holiday on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Detour Ahead
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Smooth road, clear day
But why am I the only one
Travelin' this way
How starnge the road you love
Should be so easy
Can there be a detour ahead
Wake up, slow down
Before you crash Aand break your heart
Gullable clown
You fool, you're headin'
In the wrong direction
Can't you see the detour ahead
The further you travel
The harder to unravel
The way he spins around you
Turn back while there is time
Can't you see the danger sign
Soft shoulders surround you
Smooth road, clear night
Oh lucky me, that suddenly
I saw the light
I'm turning back away
From all this trouble
Smooth road, smooth road
No detour ahead
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Billie Holiday performs "Detour Ahead", and this lyric page sits inside the Billie Holiday catalog on LyroVerse.
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