Cloud Nine
Composer(s): Barrett Strong; Norman J. Whitfield
Originally performed by: The Temptations
Covered by various other artists



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 besides me
We hardly had enough food or room to sleep
It was hard times needed something 
To ease my troubled mind
Listen my father didn't know the meaning of work
He disrespected momma and treated us like dirt
I left home seeking a job that I never did find
Depressed and downhearted I took to cloud 9
I'm doing fine up here on cloud 9
Listen one more time I'm doing fine up here on cloud 9

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 9
Let me tell you about cloud 9
Cloud 9, you can be what you wanna be 
You ain't got no responsibility 
And every man, every man is free
And you're a million miles from reality 
I wanna say I love the life I live
And I'm gonna live the life I love
Up here on cloud 9
I'm riding high on cloud 9
You're as free as a bird in flight
There's no difference between day and night
It's a world of love and harmony 
You're a million miles from reality, cloud 9