The Temptations — Cloud Nine

The childhood part of my life It wasn't very pretty You 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 something to ease My troubled mind Mmm, 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 downhearted I took to Cloud Nine I'm doing fine Up here, on Cloud Nine Listen, one more time I'm doing 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 of reality is a rat race Where only the strongest 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 Nine Let me tell you about 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 sail upper, higher Upper, 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 riding 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 sail upper, higher Upper, up, up, and away (Cloud Nine) You can be what you wanna be (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