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.



Ooooh 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 9



I'm doin' fine up here on Cloud 9

Listen, one more time

I'm doin' fine up here on Cloud 9



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 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) Yeah, every man, every man is free

(Cloud 9) You're a million miles from reality

(Reality) I wanna say (up) higher (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, I'm ridin' high on Cloud 9



You're as free as a bird in flight

(Cloud 9) There's no diff'rence 'tween day and night

(Cloud 9) It's a world of love and harmony

(Cloud 9) You're a million miles from reality

(Reality) I wanna say (up) higher (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...