"Straight And Narrow" lyrics

Now this is an old true story

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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