Lyrics:

2008

A friend of mine bought himself a shovel
He said I'm gonna tunnel me a mine
He set out to be a rich man
Happiness is what he thought he'd find

He 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

Chorus
Deeper and deeper, he's going 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've tried to throw the man a life line
I've tried to send him down a rope
I don't think he hears me callin
But everyday I pray and I hope

That somehow if only he gets the message
Every spade of dirt he throws
Only gets him closer to the devil
You see you can't dig out of the hole

Chorus
Deeper and deeper, he's going 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 will shine a little light
Ain't now help the way to mess with
The line between wrong and right

There's just one chance you've been given
That once your in the ground and cold
Well, its too late to start livin
And you see you can't dig out of the hole

Chorus
Deeper and deeper, he's going 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
Its hell on the bottom and you can't dig out of the hole