The higher you are, the farther you fall The faster you run, the longer you crawl The louder you scream, the softer you sound If you want to get high, you've got to get down Humble yourself, exalted you'll be Lock yourself in, you'll set yourself free Sell yourself out to honor your King Represent God in everything Set yourself free You're looking for peace, a place with no sound If you want to get high, the get down Get down, get down, get down You've got to, got to, got to Get down, get down, get down (Repeat first verse) Money and love are dangerous things Makes a man lust and want to be king The richer he gets, the more he believes That he controls his own destiny Some people, they stay Some people, they go They try to hold on But inside they know to Get down, get down, get down You've got to give it up to Get down, get down, get down Everybody needs to get down...