Straight And Narrow

[Intro]

Now this is an old true story

[Verse 1]

Every Sunday morning

My folks hauled me off to church

But sometimes Dad

Would go to the fishing hole

Mom would shake her head

And say that man's a piece of work

And they'd fuss a little bit before we'd go

[Pre-Chorus 1]

He'd say, Lord a mercy woman

Missing preaching ain't no crime

On a day like this I know

The Good Lord, he don't mind

[Chorus]

If I slip off the straight and narrow

And take a look around the bend

A little bit of mischief

Keeps the boy inside the man

A winding road takes longer

But there's so much more to see

Sometimes a little detour's all you need

(That's right)

[Verse 2]

There were times I know my Dad

Would have a drink or two

But he never drank enough

So's you could tell

He played nickel dominoes

Down at the Chat 'n Chew

And he could stretch the truth

To fit the tale

[Pre-Chorus 2]

He'd say, son, life's is a journey

There's a thousand different roads

Sometimes the one less traveled

Gets you where you need to go

[Chorus]

If I slip off the straight and narrow

And take a look around the bend

A little bit of mischief

Keeps the boy inside the man

A winding road takes longer

But there's so much more to see

Sometimes a little detour's all you need

[Bridge]

Now Mama and the Good Book

Taught me what I ought to be

But every time I feel this old world

Closing in on me

[Outro]

If I slip off the straight and narrow

And take a look around the bend

A little bit of mischief

Keeps the boy inside the man

A winding road takes longer

But there's so much more to see

Sometimes a little detour's all you need