If you just need a text file (CSV or SQL) to play around with, these sources are great:
If you are looking for "text" in the sense of research papers or metadata: Download database
: Provides free, simple text files for testing and development. If you just need a text file (CSV
If you have a database and want to "download" it as a text file (often called a "dump"), use these methods: Download database
To help you better, could you tell me the data should be about or which database software (like MySQL, Excel, or SQLite) you are currently using? A faster way to copy SQLite databases between computers