Cloud Nine

The childhood part of my life wasn't very pretty

You see, I was born and raised in the slums of the city

It was a one room shack that slept ten other children beside me

We hardly had enough food or room to sleep

It was hard times

Needed something to ease my troubled mind

My father didn't know the meaning of the word

He disrespected Mama and treated us like dirt

I left home seeking a job that I never did find

Depressed and down-hearted, I took to Cloud Nine

I'm doing fine, up here on Cloud Nine

Listen, one more time

I'm doing fine, up here on Cloud Nine

Folks now they tell me

They say, "Give yourself a chance and don't let life pass you by"

But the world around you is a rat race where only the strong survive

It's a dog-eat-dog world and that ain't no lie (ain't no lie)

Listen, it ain't even safe no more, to walk the streets at night

I'm doing fine on Cloud Nine

Let me tell you about Cloud Nine

(Cloud Nine) You can be what you wanna be

(Cloud Nine) You ain't got no responsibility

(Cloud Nine) Every man, every man is free

(Cloud Nine) You're a million miles from reality (Reality)

I'm gonna sail up, up, higher, up, up

Up, up and away

Cloud Nine

I wanna say I love the life I live

And I'm gonna live the life I love

Up here on Cloud Nine

I'm riding high on Cloud Nine

You're as free as a bird in flight

(Cloud Nine) There's no difference between day and night

(Cloud Nine) It's a world of love and harmony

(Cloud Nine) You're a million miles from reality (Reality)

I'm gonna sail up, up, higher, up, up

Up, up and away

Cloud Nine

You can be what you wanna be

(Cloud Nine) You ain't got no responsibility

(Cloud Nine) Every man in his mind is free

(Cloud Nine) You're a million miles from reality

(Cloud Nine) You can be what you wanna be