Randy Travis - The Hole

The Hole

Randy Travis performs "The Hole"

"The Hole" is a song written by Skip Ewing and James Dean Hicks, and recorded by American country music singer Randy Travis. It was released in June 1998 as the second single from his album You and You Alone. It peaked at number 9 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, and number 4 in Canada.

Randy Travis - The Hole Lyrics

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

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

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

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

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