Cloud Nine

<br>The childhood part of my life wasn`t very pretty<br>You see, I was born and raised in the slums of the city<br>It was a one-room shack we slept in, the children beside me<br>We hardly had enough food or rooms<br>It was a hard time<br>Needed somethin` to ease my troubled mind.<br><br>Ooooh listen<br>Father didn`t know the meaning of work<br>He disrespected Mama and treated her slightly<br>I left home seekin` a job that I never did find<br>The first thing, downhearted, I took to Cloud 9<br><br>I`m doin` fine up here on Cloud 9<br>Listen, one more time<br>I`m doin` fine up here on Cloud 9<br><br>Folks now tell me<br>They say, &quot;Give yourself a chance<br>And don`t let life pass you by.&quot;<br>But the world around you is a rat race<br>Where only the strong survive<br>It`s a dog-eat-dog world and that ain`t no lie<br>It ain`t even safe no more<br>To walk the streets at night<br><br>I`m doin` fine on Cloud 9<br>Let me tell you about Cloud 9<br>(Cloud 9) You can be what you wanna be<br>(Cloud 9) You ain`t got no responsibility<br>(Cloud 9) Yeah, every man, every man is free<br>(Cloud 9) You`re a million miles from reality<br>(Reality) I wanna say (up) higher (up up and away)<br>Cloud 9<br><br>I wanna say I love the life I live<br>And I`m gonna live the life I love<br>Up here on Cloud 9<br>Uh uh uh uh, I`m ridin` high on Cloud 9<br><br>You`re as free as a bird in flight<br>(Cloud 9) There`s no diff`rence `tween day and night<br>(Cloud 9) It`s a world of love and harmony<br>(Cloud 9) You`re a million miles from reality<br>(Reality) I wanna say (up) higher (up up and away)<br><br>(Cloud 9) You can be what you wanna be<br>(Cloud 9) You ain`t got no responsibility<br>(Cloud 9) Every man in his mind is free<br>(Cloud 9) You`re a million miles from reality<br>(Cloud 9) You can be what you wanna be...