Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Willie Nelson
Canonical path: /willie-nelson/detour
Related lyric paths: 6
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Detour
Read Detour lyrics by Willie Nelson on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Detour
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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
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
[ harmonica - guitar ]
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 I know should have read that detour sign
Detour there's a muddy road ahead...
Should have read that detour sign should have read that detour sign
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Willie Nelson performs "Detour", and this lyric page sits inside the Willie Nelson catalog on LyroVerse.
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