Dennis:
 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.

 Paul:
 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)

 Dennis:
 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.

 Eddie: I'm doing fine on Cloud 9.
 Dennis: Let me tell you about Cloud 9.

 (Cloud 9)Paul: You can be what you wanna be.
 (Cloud 9)Dennis: You ain't got no responsibility.
 (Cloud 9)Eddie: Every man, every man is free.
 (Cloud 9)Dennis: You're a million miles from reality.

 (Reality) I'm gonna sail (up, up) higher (up, up... up, up and away) Cloud 9.

 Eddie:
 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.

 Dennis: You're as free as a bird in flight.
 (Cloud 9)Melvin: There's no diff'rence between day and night.
 (Cloud 9)Eddie: It's a world of love and harmony.
 (Cloud 9)Dennis: You're a million miles from reality.

 (Reality) I'm gonna sail (up, up) higher (up, up... up, up and away) Cloud 9.

 Paul: You can be what you wanna be.
 (Cloud 9)Dennis: You ain't got no responsibility.
 (Cloud 9)Eddie: Every man in his mind is free.
 (Cloud 9)Dennis: You're a million miles from reality.
 (Cloud 9)Paul: You can be what you wanna be.

 Boom-boom-boom-boom-boom...
 Eddie: I'm feeling fine on Cloud 9