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 we slept in the children beside me

We hardly had enough food or rooms it was a hard time

Needed somethin' to ease my troubled mind

Ooh listen father didn't know the meaning of work

He disrespected Mama and treated her slightly

I left home seekin' a job that I never did find

The first thing downhearted I took to cloud nine

I'm doin' fine up here on cloud nine

Listen one more time

I'm doin' fine up here on cloud nine

Folks now 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

It ain't even safe no more

To walk the streets at night

I'm doin' 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

Yeah every man every man is free

Cloud nine

You're a million miles from reality

Reality up up and away

I wanna say up higher 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

Uh uh uh uh I'm ridin' 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 up up and away

I wanna say up higher

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