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[00:23.39]The childhood part of my life wasn't very pretty
[00:26.20]You see, I was born and raised in the slums of the city
[00:31.29]It was a one room shack that slept ten other children beside me
[00:35.16]We hardly had enough food or room to sleep
[00:38.55]It was hard times
[00:41.79]Needed something to ease my troubled mind
[00:47.70]My father didn't know the meaning of the word
[00:51.73]He disrespected Mama and treated us like dirt
[00:55.70]I left home seeking a job that I never did find
[00:59.67]Depressed and down-hearted, I took to Cloud Nine
[01:03.49]I'm doing fine, up here on Cloud Nine
[01:09.08]Listen, one more time
[01:11.30]I'm doing fine, up here on Cloud Nine
[01:17.94]Folks now they tell me
[01:19.50]They say, "Give yourself a chance and don't let life pass you by"
[01:23.91]But the world around you is a rat race where only the strong survive
[01:27.10]It's a dog-eat-dog world and that ain't no lie (ain't no lie)
[01:31.12]Listen, it ain't even safe no more, to walk the streets at night
[01:35.53]I'm doing fine on Cloud Nine
[01:41.70]Let me tell you about Cloud Nine
[01:43.73](Cloud Nine) You can be what you wanna be
[01:47.86](Cloud Nine) You ain't got no responsibility
[01:51.70](Cloud Nine) Every man, every man is free
[01:55.92](Cloud Nine) You're a million miles from reality (Reality)
[02:01.22]I'm gonna sail up, up, higher, up, up
[02:05.26]Up, up and away
[02:11.03]Cloud Nine
[02:14.46]I wanna say I love the life I live
[02:18.51]And I'm gonna live the life I love
[02:22.50]Up here on Cloud Nine
[02:27.26]I'm riding high on Cloud Nine
[02:32.69]You're as free as a bird in flight
[02:35.29](Cloud Nine) There's no difference between day and night
[02:39.16](Cloud Nine) It's a world of love and harmony
[02:43.15](Cloud Nine) You're a million miles from reality (Reality)
[02:48.75]I'm gonna sail up, up, higher, up, up
[02:52.64]Up, up and away
[02:58.45]Cloud Nine
[02:59.48]You can be what you wanna be
[03:02.34](Cloud Nine) You ain't got no responsibility
[03:06.61](Cloud Nine) Every man in his mind is free
[03:10.77](Cloud Nine) You're a million miles from reality
[03:14.52](Cloud Nine) You can be what you wanna be
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