A friend of mine bought himself a shovel Said I'm gonna tunnel me a line 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 to dark to see the gold Now he won't let go of the shovel And he can't dig out of the hole
[Chorus] Deeper and deeper he's goin' down Drivin' his future right into the ground He thinks he's closer The further he goes But he's still on the bottom And he can't dig out of the hole
I tried to throw the man a lifeline I tried to send him down a rope I don't think he hears me callin' But every day I pray and i hope Somehow he finally gets the message Every spade of dirt he throws Only gets him closer to the devil And he can't dig out of the hole
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Maybe we could learn a little lesson Maybe this could shine a little light there's no healthy way to mess with The line between a wrong and a right Use the one chance you've been given Cause once you're in the ground and cold Its too late to start livin' See you can't dig out of the hole