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Artist/Band: James Taylor
Lyrics for Song: Down In The Hole
Lyrics for Album: New Moon Shine [1991]



Watch your head on that root

Got to let your eyes adjust

I'm sorry about your suit

Can't do nothing about the dust

Welcome down underground

Hunker down a spell

Gets to feel like home to me

Though I know it looks like hell



Down in the hole

Lord, it's deep and the sides are steep

And the nights are long and cold

Down in the hole

Light and love and the world above

Mean nothing to the mole

(Don't mean nothing to the mole)



Never gets real hot down here

Fifty five degrees

It's always a little bit damp, I fear

But I've never seen it freeze

Mushrooms and earthworms

Fancy stuff to eat

A world of quiet contemplation (Oh, yes)

Just below the street



Down in the hole

Lord, it's deep and the sides are steep

And the nights are long and cold

Down in the hole

Light and love and the world above

Mean nothing to the mole



I'm in a hole

Since I lost my baby

Living in a hole

Since I lost my girl



Would you play in the moonlight

Would you dance in the dirt

Come home way past daybreak

Cockleburs all stuck in your shirt

Come back home to twilight

Come back home to me

Subterranean river you are

Meets the molten sea



Down in the hole

Lord, it's deep and the sides are steep

And the nights are long and cold

Down in the hole

Light and love and the world above

They show nothing to the mole



Down in the hole

Light and love and the world above

Got nothin' for the mole

Ain't got nothin'

For the mole



Look out for that

Look out for that

Look out for that root

Look out for that root



Welcome down underground

Welcome


Down In The Hole

James Taylor's "Down In The Hole" appears on the 1991 album *New Moon Shine*, marking a significant return to her solo career after a long hiatus. The track exemplifies Taylor's signature acoustic style, blending folk sensibilities with a reflective, introspective mood that has defined her discography for decades. Released during a period where she revisited her early songwriting roots, the recording captures the emotional depth characteristic of her work from the 1960s and 1970s. As a staple of her catalog, the song remains a poignant representation of her ability to translate personal vulnerability into universal themes of heartbreak and resilience, continuing to resonate with listeners who appreciate her nuanced approach to storytelling in music.


Album Lyrics: New Moon Shine [1991]


James Taylor
"New Moon Shine [1991]"


1. Copperline
2. Down In The Hole
3. (I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That
4. Shed A Little Light
5. The Frozen Man
6. Slap Leather
7. Like everyone she knows
8. One More Go Round
9. Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha
10. Native Son
11. Oh Brother
12. The Water Is Wide