You'll never walk on the ceiling if you've never been flat on the floor And you can't soak up the sun if you've never been stuck in the storm You can't find somebody if you never let somebody else go If you ain't hit a wall, you'll never find a window You can never go up (oh, oh) If you never been down, down, down If you've never been lost (oh, oh) You won't ever get found, found, found I remember what my mama told me Ain't nobody in love who ain't never been lonely You can never go up (oh, oh) If you never been down, down, down (La) (Woo) You can't hear the angels singing if you never played the devil a song (whoa) And you don't know what it's like to come back if you never been gone Yeah, you can't appreciate money if you ain't been so broke it ain't funny We're all kids on a playground, sittin' on a seesaw Hey, y'all You can never go up (oh, oh) If you never been down, down, down If you've never been lost (oh, oh) You won't ever get found, found, found I remember what my mama told me Ain't nobody in love who ain't never been lonely You can never go up (oh, oh) If you never been down, down, down (La) (Woo) Uh, you know what I'm saying? (Na, na-na-na-na) Everything's gonna be alright (Na, na-na-na-na) Everything's gonna be alright, yeah (Na, na-na-na-na) Everything gonna be alright, I said Everything's gonna, everything's gonna be alright So put your hands up (oh, yeah) If you ever been down, down, down If you've never been lost (lost, oh, yeah) You won't ever get found, found, found I remember what my mama told me (I remember what she told me) Ain't nobody in love who ain't never been lonely You can never go up (oh, oh) If you never been down, down, down Everything gonna, everything gonna be alright Said, yeah (ooh) Everything's gonna, everything's gonna be alright