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
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 say 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 say 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

I'm feeling fine.....

