Cloud Nine [Doin' Fine]

Darling, part of my life, it wasn't very pretty

See, I was born and raised in the slums of the city

It was a one room shack and slept 10 other children

Beside me, we hardly had enough food or room to sleep



It was hard times, I needed some thing

To ease my troubled mind



Listen, my father didn't know the meaning of work

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 doin' fine up here on cloud nine

Listen one more time, I'm doin' fine up here on cloud nine



Folks down there tell me

They say, "Give your self a chance

Son, don't let life pass you by

But the world of reality is a rat race"



Where only the strongly 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 nine



Let me tell you about cloud nine, cloud nine

You can be what you want to be

(Cloud nine)

You ain't got no responsibilities

And every man, every man is free

(Cloud nine)



You're a million miles from reality, reality

I wanna say upper, higher, upper, up, up and away

I wanna say I love the life I live

And I'm gonna live the life I love up here on cloud nine



I, I, I, I, I, I'm riding high on cloud nine



Your 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 wanna say



Upper, higher, upper, up, up and away

Cloud nine, you can be what you wanna be

(Cloud nine)

You ain't got no responsibilities

(Cloud nine)

Every man and his mind is free



You're a million miles from reality

You can be what you wanna be

I'm feelin' fine on cloud nine