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Artist: Walker Jerry Jeff
Canonical path: /walker-jerry-jeff/detour
Related lyric paths: 6
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Detour
Read Detour lyrics by Walker Jerry Jeff on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Detour
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Travelin' down life's crooked road,
Lots of things there I never knowed
Because of me not knowin' now I pine,
Trouble got on my trail
I spent the next five years in jail,
Should have read that detour sign
Chorus:
Detour - there's a muddy road ahead
Detour - paid no mind to what is said
Detour - all these bitter things I find
Should have read that detour sign
Well when I got to the place where that sign told me to face
Well I figured all of my worries were behind but the further I go
I find more chug holes there in the road,
I should have read that detour sign
Chorus
Well, I got stuck down in the mud,
All my hopes fell there with a thud
I felt like my heartstrings were made of twine,
I had no power to get
From that hole I was in yet,
Should have read that detour sign
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Walker Jerry Jeff performs "Detour", and this lyric page sits inside the Walker Jerry Jeff catalog on LyroVerse.
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