The childhood part of my life wasn't very pretty 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 enough food or room to sleep. It was hard times. I needed somethin' to ease my troubled mind. Listen!. My father didn't know the meaning of work. He disrespected mama and treated us like dirt. I left home seeking a job that I never did find. The pressure came down hard and I took to cloud nine. I'm doing fine (up here!) on cloud nine. Listen one more time. I'm doing fine (up here!) on cloud nine. Folks down there tell me!. They say give yourself a chance. And don't let life pass you by. But the world in reality is a rat race. Where only the strongest survive. It's a dog-eat-dog world and that ain't no lie (ain't no lie). It ain't even safe no more to walk the streets at night. I'm doing fine on cloud nine. Let me tell 'bout cloud nine. Cloud nine. You can be what you want to be. Cloud nine. You ain't got no responsibility. Cloud nine. And every man every man is free. Cloud nine. You're a million miles from reality (reality). Cloud nine. I wanna' say I love the life I live. And I'm going to live the life I love. Or be on cloud nine. I I I I I I'm ridin' high. On cloud nine. You're as free as a burning flame. Cloud nine. There's no difference between day and night. Cloud nine. It's a world of love and harmony. Cloud nine. You're a million miles from reality (reality). Cloud nine. You can be what you want to be ah. Cloud nine. You ain't got no responsibility. Cloud nine. Every man in his mind is free. Cloud nine. You're a million miles from reality. Cloud nine. You can be what you want to be. I'm doing fine on cloud nine