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Detour Lyrics by Peter Stampfel

Holiday for Strings

2016

[Verse 1]
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 five years in jail
Should have read that detour sign

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 2]
When I got right to the place where it said "About Face"
I thought that all my troubles were bеhind
But the farther I go, the morе sorrow I know
Should have read that detour sign

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 3]
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 that detour sign

[Chorus]
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

About “Detour” by Peter Stampfel

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"Detour" is credited to Peter Stampfel. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Detour" appears on "Holiday for Strings" in 2016.

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