Diggin' Deep Down

Back in my younger days

My head up in the clouds

Till one day unbeknownst to me

Somehow I had sown the seeds of my self doubt

And it rooted deep inside me

And it grew just like an ivy

Wrapped its way around my spine

Left all my joy behind, lord it choked me out

But I been getting down to the root of it now

I've been getting down to the truth of it now

I'm down there on my hands and knees

Yea I been feeling my way around

Yea I been diggin' deep down

Yea I'm diggin' deep deep down

'Cause when the days are dark and stormy

I can see there's nothing for me up there in the clouds

I'd rather move a little earth around

I'd rather move a little earth around

That's why I'm diggin' deep down

Yea I'm diggin' deep down

There's no need to be nervous

When you're just scratching at the surface

But when you really get down there

Start pulling out your hair

Gott keep your wits about

I been taking deeper breaths

I been contemplating death

Trying to keep it on the rails

Dirt beneath the nails

I ain't chewed off yet

And when the light starts growing dim

That's when I know I'm closing in

Thats when I'm down there on my hands and knees

And I'm feeling my way around

Yea I'm diggin' deep down

Yea I'm diggin' deep deep down

When the days are dark and stormy

I can see there's nothing for me up there in the clouds

I'd rather move a little earth around

I'd rather move a little earth around

Yea I'm diggin' deep down

Yea I'm diggin' deep deep deep deep down

When I look at all of the families my friends have made

Make a man wonder what he's doing out there on that interstate

But I gotta believe that's what I'm out here to find out

And When it feels like I got nothing left

Close my eyes take a real deep breathe