Nobody knows just where I've been, no one but me   They're on the outside looking in, no one can see   Stormy days when I was younger   In many ways they made me stronger      'Cos I've been knocked down and I've been lifted up   Cried a thousand tears of joy and fear   I've been there, I've been there, I've been there   Seen my dreams in flames rise back up again      I have known despair and I've walked on air   I've been there, I've been there   I've been there, I've been there      No one can tell me how it feels to be afraid   All of the ghosts they won't lie still they know my name   Late at night I hear them calling   But that's a place I won't be falling      'Cos I've been knocked down and I've been lifted up   Cried a thousand tears of joy and fear   I've been there, I've been there, I've been there   Seen my dreams in flames rise back up again      I have known despair and I've walked on air   I've been there, I've been there   I've been there      And I'm telling you what I've been through   'Cos I'm still standing here, it's the simple truth   When hope is nowhere to be found it always comes around      'Cos I've been knocked down and I've been lifted up   Cried a thousand tears of joy and fear   I've been there, I've been there, I've been there   I've been locked out and I've walked back in      I have known despair and I've walked on air   I've been there, I've been there   I've been there, I've been there      I've been there, I've been hurt, I've been down   I've been in, I've been out   I've seen dreams all in flames   All around, around again I've been there      I've been hurt, I've been down   I've been in, I've been out   I've been sad, I've been bad   I've been there, I've been there, I've been there      You know I've been there   I've been there, yes, I've been there   You know I've been there   Gonna rise, gonna rise, gonna rise   'Cos I've been there