The Hole Songtext
von Skip Ewing

A friend of mine, he bought himself a shovel
Said, "I′m gonna tunnel me a mine"
He set out to be a rich man
Happiness is what he thought he'd find
Got in too deep to see the diamonds
Down too dark to see the gold
Now he won′t let go of the shovel
And he can't dig out of the hole

Deeper and deeper, he's going down
Driving his future right into the ground
He thinks he′s closer the further he goes
But he′s still low on the bottom
Can't dig out of the hole


I′ve tried to throw the man a lifeline
I've tried to send him down a rope
I don′t think he hears me calling
But every day, I pray and I hope
Somehow he finally gets the message
Every spade of dirt that he throws
Only gets him closer to the devil
'Cause you can′t dig out of the hole

Deeper and deeper, he's going down
Driving his future right into the ground
He thinks he's closer the further he goes
But he′s still low on the bottom
And he can′t dig out of the hole

Maybe we could learn a little lesson
Maybe this'll shine a little light
There ain′t no healthy way to mess with
The line between the wrong and the right
Better use the one chance you've been given
′Cause once you're in the ground and cold
It′s too late to start living
So you can't dig out of the hole

Deeper and deeper, he's going down
Driving his future right into the ground
He thinks he′s closer the further he goes
But he′s still low on the bottom
And he can't dig out of the hole


It′s hell on the bottom
You can't dig out of the hole