[00:28.08]The childhood part of my life wasn't very pretty
[00:30.99]You see I was born and raised in the slums of the city
[00:35.19]It was a one room shack we slept in the children beside me
[00:38.85]We hardly had enough food or rooms it was a hard time
[00:44.43]Needed somethin' to ease my troubled mind
[00:47.07]Ooh listen father didn't know the meaning of work
[00:53.58]He disrespected Mama and treated her slightly
[00:57.30]I left home seekin' a job that I never did find
[01:00.93]The first thing downhearted I took to cloud nine
[01:04.08]I'm doin' fine up here on cloud nine
[01:11.04]Listen one more time
[01:11.76]I'm doin' fine up here on cloud nine
[01:17.67]Folks now tell me
[01:18.54]They say Give yourself a chance
[01:20.22]And don't let life pass you by
[01:22.86]But the world around you is a rat race
[01:24.66]Where only the strong survive
[01:26.40]It's a dog eat dog world and that ain't no lie
[01:29.61]It ain't even safe no more
[01:32.19]To walk the streets at night
[01:36.63]I'm doin' fine on cloud nine
[01:39.60]Let me tell you about cloud nine
[01:41.07]Cloud nine
[01:42.06]You can be what you wanna be
[01:44.76]Cloud nine
[01:45.72]You ain't got no responsibility
[01:46.71]Cloud nine
[01:49.14]Yeah every man every man is free
[01:52.08]Cloud nine
[01:53.43]You're a million miles from reality
[01:57.90]Reality up up and away
[01:59.01]I wanna say up higher cloud nine
[02:08.78]I wanna say I love the life I live
[02:13.71]And I'm gonna live the life I love
[02:15.75]Up here on cloud nine
[02:21.00]Uh uh uh uh I'm ridin' high on cloud nine
[02:25.17]You're as free as a bird in flight
[02:27.84]Cloud nine
[02:28.83]There's no difference between day and night
[02:32.19]Cloud nine
[02:32.46]It's a world of love and harmony
[02:35.10]Cloud nine
[02:36.12]You're a million miles from reality
[02:39.51]Reality up up and away
[02:45.03]I wanna say up higher
[02:45.45]Cloud nine
[02:49.71]You can be what you wanna be
[02:52.56]Cloud nine
[02:53.46]You ain't got no responsibility
[02:56.22]Cloud nine
[02:56.91]Every man in his mind is free
[02:59.73]Cloud nine
[03:00.69]You're a million miles from reality
[03:03.21]Cloud nine
[03:07.02]You can be what you wanna be