The Temptations - Cloud Nine Lyrics

Childhood 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 that slept ten other children beside me
We hardly had enough food or room to sleep
It was hard times, needed somethin' to ease my troubled mind

Ooh, 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 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 yourself a chance, son, don't let life pass you by"
But the world around you is a rat race where only the strongest 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

I'm doin' fine on cloud nine
Let me tell you 'bout cloud nine

(Cloud nine)
You can be what you wanna be
(Cloud nine)
You ain't got no responsibility
(Cloud nine)
And every man, every man is free
(Cloud nine)
And you're a million miles from reality
(Reality, I wanna stay up, up)
(Higher, up, up, up, up and away)

(Cloud nine)
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 ridin' high on cloud nine

You're 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, I wanna stay up, up)
(Higher, up, up, up, up and away)

(Cloud nine)
You can be what you want to be, ah
(Cloud nine)
You ain't got no responsibility
(Cloud nine)
Every man in his mind is free
(Cloud nine)
You're a million miles from reality
(Cloud nine)
You can be what you wanna be

I'm doin' fine on cloud nine