Diggin Holes - The Ditch Lilies

Well, I ought to be working in a coal mine Neck deep in black lung soot Swinging a pick at that mountain side Halfway to China, I think I would Fit right in where the sun don't shine She's better off alone Yeah, I ought to be working in a coal mine Lord knows I'm good at digging holes Well, I ought to be drilling for that black gold Swimming in that Texas tea I could make a killing all on my own Selling my misfortune to a family 'Cause when I hit rock bottom The deeper down I go Yeah, I ought to be drilling for that black gold Lord knows I'm good at digging holes Well, I ought to be working for the railroads Sweat pouring off my back Hauling away a heavy load It's a far cry from heaven down a cold steel track And I can't take her with me She's better off without Yeah, I ought to be working for the railroads Lord knows I'm good at leaving town When it comes to love I ain't got a clue What this heart of mine is supposed to do It tears me up inside what I put her through Still she won't let go Well, I ought to make my living in a graveyard Over my head in dirt If I had a shovel I'd bury this heart Six feet down and my last words would be: "I never meant to hurt you "I'm better off a ghost" Yeah, I ought to make my living in a graveyard Lord knows I'm good at digging holes Oh, I ought to make my living in a graveyard Lord knows I'm good at digging holes

You know, my daddy dug gates for his whole life And he never knew nothin' more And his daddy done the dig like his old man Who had dug before the war And though she couldn't have known till I was born My poor mama, God rest her soul Like them, I come out diggin' Well, I was layin' down wire on Number 9 Now, when she came down to earth And she was talkin' real loud, all about how she Was gonna save the universe I went and snuck a lil' peek in her blue eyes And words just aren't enough Oh, she had me off and runnin' (Yes, she did) Could it be that I got bored and lonely? Could it be that I'm just dumb and horny? Could it be that Lady Luck has smiled herself on me? (Could it be?) She wore rattlesnake boots, a sassy mood She had me laughin' in my tears The most beautiful thing, so young and sweet A little green behind the ears She took me higher than I ever been Lord, what have I been missin'? Oh, now she is all I'm diggin' (Yes, she is) Could it be that I got bored and lonely? Could it be that I'm just old and horny? (Could it be, now?) Could it be that Lady Luck has smiled herself down on me? She's smilin' down on me, yeah Come a little closer Let me show you how it could be Spacey little cowgirl Come a little closer to me Spacey little cowgirl (Whoo!) (Play it) She's smilin' down on me, yeah Come a little closer Let me show you how it could be Spacey little cowgirl Come a little closer to me Spacey little cowgirl Mmhmm Yeah Dig it, dig it, dig it, dig it Lady Luck, smilin' down on me Just dumb and horny

There's a picture frame hangin' at the end of the hall Pile of dust on the floor where my fist met the drywall That's my MO, leavin' something broke everywhere I go Holes There's a rusty old truck door sittin' in a field That I filled full of buckshot every time I got Mad at something over nothing didn't matter at all Holes In my life, down in my bones From my heart, to my soul There's a lonely space on the big brass bed Where we first made love And she laid her head on my shoulder Before I told her it was over Holes There's a million conversations with my old man 'Bout who he was, and who I am That I never had, I just wouldn't listen I just kept digging myself down in 'em holes in my life Down in my bones From my heart, to my soul Holes Well I woke up today, put the shovel down Stepped out of my haze, took a look around Saw a ray of light shining through the clouds So I climbed out And I let it shine Down in my bones From my heart, right through my soul Through all my holes Through all these holes

I'm on the highway, I'm walking 'cross America Sweat stain in my blue suede shoes Race wars, Star Wars, planet wars, mind wars Tryna find ways to get to you Always on the precipice, candy wish So what would you prescribe? 'Cause every moment's something sacred, yeah It's such a wild ride Higher than I've ever been Higher than I've ever been Higher Bullet holes All you leave behind Now I know I see you cut and dried I used to wish in symphonies Higher than I've ever been I used to wish in symphonies Higher than I've ever been Left in the rain to the sound of the sirens Jet planes with the battle blues Lifeblood, bad blood, my blood, your blood The state of danger in this human zoo Just caught in the wheels of machinery Fragments to construct a core, yeah Wish I could sleep more easily Are you the one I've been waiting for? Higher than I've ever been Higher than I've ever been Higher Bullet holes All you leave behind Now I know I see you cut and dried I used to wish in symphonies Higher than I've ever been I used to wish, I used to wish in symphonies Higher than I've ever been They closed our path through deserted streets Downtown ghosts shuffling in their feet I will never stop fighting for you Never stop fighting Bullet holes All you leave behind Now I know I see you cut and dried Bullet holes I thought I was inside I used to wish, I used to wish in symphonies Higher than I've ever been