Cloud Nine

A who, who, awho, who 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, other children beside me We hardly had enough food or room to sleep It was a hard times, needed something to ease my troubled mind Ooo, listen My father didn't know the meaning of work He disrespected Mama and treated us like dirt I left home seekin' a job that I never did find Depressed and down hearted, I took to Cloud 9 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 9 Let me tell you about Cloud 9 Cloud 9 You can be what you wanna be Cloud 9 You ain't got no responsibility Cloud 9 Every man, every man is free Cloud 9 You're a million miles from reality Reality I'm gonna sail up, up higher up, up up, up and away Cloud 9 I wanna say I love the life I live And I'm gonna live the life I love Up here on Cloud 9 Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, I'm riding high on Cloud 9 You're as free as a bird in flight Cloud 9 There's no diff'rence between day and night Cloud 9 It's a world of love and harmony Cloud 9 You're a million miles from reality Reality I'm gonna sail up, up higher up, up up, up and away Cloud 9 You can be what you wanna be Cloud 9 You ain't got no responsibility Cloud 9 Every man in his mind is free Cloud 9 You're a million miles from reality Cloud 9 You can be what you wanna be Boom boom boom boom boom I'm feeling fine on Cloud 9