Cloud Nine

artist:marvin gaye
songs title:cloud nine
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 r-om shack we slept in, the children beside me
we hardly had enough food or rooms
it was a hard time
needed somethin' to ease my troubled mind.
ooooh listen
father didn't know the meaning of work
he disrespected mama and treated her slightly
i left home seekin' a job that i never did find
the first thing, downhearted, i took to cloud 9
i'm doin' fine up here on cloud 9
listen, one more time
i'm doin' fine up here on cloud 9
folks now 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 e-t d-g world and that ain't no lie
it ain't even safe no more
to walk the streets at night
i'm doin' fine on cloud 9
let me tell you about cloud 9
you can be what you wanna be
you ain't got no responsibility
yeah, every man, every man is free
you're a million miles from reality
i wanna say higher up up and away
cloud 9
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, i'm ridin' high on cloud 9
you're as free as a bird in flight
cloud 9 there's no diff'rence 'tween day and night
cloud 9 it's a world of love and harmony
cloud 9 you're a million miles from reality
reality i wanna say up higher up up and away
cloud 9 you can be what you wanna be
cloud 9 you ain't got no responsibility
cloud 9 every man in his mind is free
cloud 9 you're a million miles from reality
cloud 9 you can be what you wanna be...