Randy Travis
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The Hole

The Hole lyrics by Randy Travis. A friend of mine bought himself a shovel Said Iâm gonna tunnel me a mine He set out to be a rich man Happiness is what he...

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The Hole

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A friend of mine bought himself a shovel

Said Iâm gonna tunnel me a mine

He set out to be a rich man

Happiness is what he thought heâd fine

Got in to deep to see the diamond

Down to dark to see the gold

Now he wonât let go of the shovel

And he canât dig out of the hole

Deeper and deeper heâs going down

Driving his future right into the ground

He thinks heâs closer the further he goes

But heâs still on the bottom

And he canât dig out of the hole

I tried to throw the man a life line

I tried to send him down a rope

I donât think he hears me calling

But everyday I pray and hope

Somehow he finally gets the message

Every spade of dirt he throws

Only gets him closer to the devil

And he canât dig out of the hole

repeat chorus:

Maybe we could learn a little lesson

Maybe thisâll shine a little light

Cause theirs no healthy way to mess with

The line between wrong and right

Use the one chance youâve been given

Cause once your in the ground and cold

Itâs too late to start livin?

You see you canât dig out of the hole

Repeat chorus:

Itâs hell on the bottom

And you canât dig out of the hole

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