You gotta get low, so you can get high You gotta scrub the ground if you wanna touch the sky Singing la da da da, you need the rain before the sunshine To get by You gotta get down, so you can get up All you really need is a little bit of love So, lean your seat back, buckle up, it's a long ride You gotta get low, so you can get high I woke up on the floor and the sky is pouring I'm getting tired of feeling like this every morning I looked into the mirror and I can't ignore it I'm feeling the weight, hey There ain't no brushing off the world on your shoulder I figured out that you go under to get over So, if you're someone out there looking for some closure Well, I gotta say You gotta get low, so you can get high You gotta scrub the ground if you wanna touch the sky Singing la da da da, you need the rain before the sunshine To get by You gotta get down, so you can get up All you really need is a little bit of love So, lean your seat back, buckle up, it's a long ride You gotta get low, so you can get high Grandma said you got to hope Got to see yourself in visions in designer suits Tune it up like a TV when she watching soaps Mama knows, mama knows not to block the flow I'm gone Grandma say go shine, 'cause the Lord said it's your time (Better get along) Singers singin' swingin' swingin' low sweet chariot Coming for to carry us whenever we can't bury it Now whether y'all selling hope or dealing dope Whether hanging with the pope or chilling with the folk We all deal with the highs and the lows You gotta get low, so you can get high You gotta scrub the ground if you wanna touch the sky Singing la da da da, you need the rain before the sunshine To get by You gotta get down, so you can get up All you really need is a little bit of love So, lean your seat back, buckle up, it's a long ride You gotta get low, so you can get high Get high (get high) Get high (get high) Okay I'm talking to my fellas Get low And then I'm talking to my ladies, yeah Get high Okay I'm talking to the grown folks Get low The old folks, even the itty-bitty babies You gotta get low, so you can get high You gotta scrub the ground if you wanna touch the sky Singing la da da da, you need the rain before the sunshine To get by You gotta get down, so you can get up All you really need is a little bit of love So, lean your seat back, buckle up, it's a long ride You gotta get low, so you can get high Get high, get high, get high When you get low, when you get low You gotta get high