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Detour
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Detour was released on January 1, 2002 by Varese Sarabande as a part of the album The Very Best
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Release DateJanuary 1, 2002
LabelVarese Sarabande
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Merle Travis
Merle Travis
Performer
Jimmy Wakely
Jimmy Wakely
Performer
Wesley Tuttle
Wesley Tuttle
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Paul Westmoreland
Paul Westmoreland
Songwriter

Lyrics

Headed down life's crooked road
Lots 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, all these bitter things I find
Should have read that detour sign
Then I got right to the place
Where it said "About Face"
I guess that all of my worries were behind
But the further I go
The more sorrow I know
Should have read that detour sign
Detour, there's a muddy road ahead
Detour, paid no mind to what it said
Detour, all these bitter things I find
Should have read that detour sign
When I got stuck in the mud
All my hopes dropped with a thud
And I guess that my heartstrings are made of twine
Had no willpower to get
From this hole that I'm in yet
Should have read that detour sign
Detour, there's a muddy road ahead
Detour, paid no mind to what it said
Detour, all these bitter things I find
Should have read that detour sign
Written by: Paul Westmoreland
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