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[00:24.67]The childhood part of my life wasn't very pretty
[00:31.35]You see, I was born and raised in the slums of the city
[00:36.29]It was a one room shack that slept ten other children beside me
[00:40.38]We hardly had enough food or room to sleep
[00:43.83]It was hard times
[00:46.66]Needed something to ease my troubled mind
[00:52.50]My father didn't know the meaning of the word
[00:56.57]He disrespected Mama and treated us like dirt
[01:00.58]I left home seeking a job that I never did find
[01:04.51]Depressed and down-hearted, I took to Cloud Nine
[01:08.17]I'm doing fine, up here on Cloud Nine
[01:13.70]Listen, one more time
[01:16.15]I'm doing fine, up here on Cloud Nine
[01:22.74]Folks now they tell me
[01:24.65]They say, "Give yourself a chance and don't let life pass you by"
[01:28.77]But the world around you is a rat race where only the strong survive
[01:32.87]It's a dog-eat-dog world and that ain't no lie (ain't no lie)
[01:36.54]Listen, it ain't even safe no more, to walk the streets at night
[01:40.47]I'm doing fine on Cloud Nine
[01:46.37]Let me tell you about Cloud Nine
[01:49.58](Cloud Nine) You can be what you wanna be
[01:53.13](Cloud Nine) You ain't got no responsibility
[01:56.43](Cloud Nine) Every man, every man is free
[02:00.78](Cloud Nine) You're a million miles from reality (Reality)
[02:04.46]I'm gonna sail up, up, higher, up, up
[02:10.32]Up, up and away
[02:15.98]Cloud Nine
[02:19.12]I wanna say I love the life I live
[02:23.46]And I'm gonna live the life I love
[02:27.20]Up here on Cloud Nine
[02:31.77]I'm riding high on Cloud Nine
[02:37.13]You're as free as a bird in flight
[02:41.06](Cloud Nine) There's no difference between day and night
[02:44.86](Cloud Nine) It's a world of love and harmony
[02:48.81](Cloud Nine) You're a million miles from reality (Reality)
[02:52.59]I'm gonna sail up, up, higher, up, up
[02:56.43]Up, up and away
[03:03.02]Cloud Nine
[03:04.17]You can be what you wanna be
[03:06.52](Cloud Nine) You ain't got no responsibility
[03:12.03](Cloud Nine) Every man in his mind is free
[03:15.34](Cloud Nine) You're a million miles from reality
[03:19.63](Cloud Nine) You can be what you wanna be
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