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