A friend of mine bought himself a shovel said I'm gonna tunnel me a
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He set out to be a rich man happiness is what he thought he'd
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Got in too deep to see the diamonds down too dark to see the
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gold
Now he won't let go of the
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shovel and he
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hole
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Deeper and
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deeper
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he's goin'
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down
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Driving his
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future
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right into the
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ground
He
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thinks he's
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closer the
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further he
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But
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ill on the bot
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tom and he can't dig
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out of the hole
I tried to throw the man a lifeline I tried to send him down a
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rope
I don't think he hears me calling but every day I pray and I
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hope
Somehow he finally gets the message every spade of dirt he
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Only gets him close to the
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devil and he
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Repeat #2
Maybe we could learn a little lesson maybe this'll shine a little
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There's no healthy way to mess with the line between wrong and
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Use the one chance you've been given cause once you're in the ground and
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cold
It's too late to start
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livin' you see you
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Repeat #2
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It's hell on the
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bottom and you
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hole
FAQ
Who sang the the song The Hole?
- The song The Hole was sang by Randy Travis.
Who is Randy Travis?
- Randy Bruce Traywick (born May 4, 1959), known professionally as Randy Travis, is an American country music and gospel music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor.Active from 1978 until being incapacitated by a stroke in 2013, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 50 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including sixteen that reached the No. 1 position. Considered a pivotal figure in the history of country music, Travis broke through in the mid-1980s with the release of his album Storms of Life, which sold more than four million copies. The album established him as a major force in the neotraditional country movement. Travis followed up his successful debut with a string of platinum and multi-platinum albums. He is known for his distinctive baritone vocals, delivered in a traditional style that has made him a country music star since the 1980s.
By the mid-1990s, Travis saw a decline in his chart success. In 1997, he left Warner Bros. Records for DreamWorks Records and then for Word Records, where he began recording more Christian material. Although the career shift produced only one more number-one country hit "Three Wooden Crosses", Travis went on to earn several Dove Awards, including Country Album of the Year five times. Since his stroke, which severely limited his singing and speaking ability, he has released archival recordings and made limited public appearances. In addition to his singing career, he pursued an acting career, appearing in numerous films and television series, including The Rainmaker (1997) with Matt Damon, Black Dog (1998) with Patrick Swayze, Texas Rangers (2001) with James Van Der Beek, National Treasure 2 (2007) and seven episodes of the Touched by an Angel television series.
Travis has sold over 25 million records and has won seven Grammy Awards, six CMA Awards, eleven ACM Awards, 10 AMA Awards, eight GMA Dove Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2016, Travis was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
