A friend of mine 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 goin' down  Driving 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 calling  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  Driving 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'll shine a little light  There's no healthy way to mess with  The line between the wrong and the right  Use the one chance you've been given  Cause once you're in the ground and cold  It's too late to start livin'  You see you can't dig out of the hole  Deeper and deeper he's goin' down  Driving 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  It's Hell on the bottom  And you can't dig out of the hole