Cloud Nine

A-who, who, awho, who... [Dennis:] The childhood part of my life 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 [Paul] My father didn't know the meaning of the word He disrespected Mama and treated us like dirt I left home seeking a job that I never did find Depressed and down-hearted, I took to Cloud 9 I'm doing (fine) Up here (on cloud nine) Listen, one more time I'm doing (fine) Up here (on cloud nine) [Dennis] Folks now they tell me They say, "Give yourself a chance and don't let life pass you by" But the world around you is a rat race where only the strong 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 [Eddie] I'm doing fine on Cloud 9 [Dennis] Let me tell you about Cloud 9 (Cloud 9) [Paul] You can be what you wanna be (Cloud 9) [Dennis] You ain't got no responsibility (Cloud 9) [Eddie] Every man, every man is free (Cloud 9) [Dennis] You're a million miles from reality (Reality) I'm gonna sail (up, up) higher (up, up... up, up and away) Cloud 9 [Eddie:] I wanna say I love the life I live And I'm gonna live the life I love Up here on Cloud 9 Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, I'm riding high on Cloud 9 [Dennis] You're as free as a bird in flight (Cloud 9) [Melvin:] There's no difference between day and night (Cloud 9) [Eddie:] It's a world of love and harmony (Cloud 9) [Dennis:] You're a million miles from reality (Reality) I'm gonna sail (up, up) higher (up, up... up, up and away) Cloud 9 [Paul] You can be what you wanna be (Cloud 9) [Dennis] You ain't got no responsibility (Cloud 9) [Eddie] Every man in his mind is free (Cloud 9) [Dennis] You're a million miles from reality (Cloud 9) [Paul] You can be what you wanna be Boom-boom-boom-boom-boom... [Eddie] I'm feeling fine on Cloud 9