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The Detours
album cover
The Detours was released on August 21, 2026 by Supa Music Group as a part of the album Life Layers
ReleasedAugust 21, 2026
LabelSupa Music Group
LanguageEnglish
BPM59
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Music Video

Music Video

Lyrics

Wrong road...
Right lesson
Didn't know it then...
Now I'm counting blessings
Every setback...
Had a reason
I thank God...
For the detours
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[VERSE 1]
Thought I missed my chance
Thought I fell behind
Watching everybody else
Seem to get there on time
Had me asking questions
Wondering what was wrong
Whole time life
Was making me strong
Some doors closed
Before I could touch 'em
Back then I called it loss
Now I call it protection
Everything I hated
Started making sense
Looking back
I'd do it all again
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[PRE-CHORUS]
I don't regret
The long way around
'Cause every road
Led me here somehow
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[HOOK]
Wrong road...
Right lesson
Didn't know it then...
Now I'm counting blessings
Every setback...
Had a reason
I thank God...
For the detours
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[VERSE 2]
The tears were real
The doubts were too
Some nights
I didn't know
What I was gonna do
But every delay
Changed my view
Now I walk different
'Cause I made it through
I stopped fighting
Every change
Started trusting
There was purpose
In the pain
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[BRIDGE]
If everything
Went my way
I would've never
Become this version
Of myself
Sometimes
The long road
Is the only road
That can build you
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[FINAL HOOK]
Wrong road...
Right lesson
Every scar...
Left a blessing
Every closed door
Made room for more
Now I smile
When life redirects me
'Cause I already know...
The detours
Never stopped me
They prepared me.
Written by: Schmone Whalum
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