(Norman Whitfield/Barrett Strong)
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The childhood part of my life wasn't very pretty
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You see, I was born and raised in the slums of the city
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It was a one-room shack we slept in, the children beside me
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We hardly had enough food or rooms
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It was a hard time
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Needed somethin' to ease my troubled mind.
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Ooooh listen
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Father didn't know the meaning of work
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He disrespected Mama and treated her slightly
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I left home seekin' a job that I never did find
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The first thing, downhearted, I took to Cloud 9
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I'm doin' fine up here on Cloud 9
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Listen, one more time
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I'm doin' fine up here on Cloud 9
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Folks now tell me
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They say, "Give yourself a chance
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And don't let life pass you by."
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But the world around you is a rat race
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Where only the strong survive
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It's a dog-eat-dog world and that ain't no lie
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It ain't even safe no more
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To walk the streets at night
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I'm doin' fine on Cloud 9
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Let me tell you about Cloud 9
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(Cloud 9) You can be what you wanna be
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(Cloud 9) You ain't got no responsibility
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(Cloud 9) Yeah, every man, every man is free
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(Cloud 9) You're a million miles from reality
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(Reality) I wanna say (up) higher (up up and away)
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Cloud 9
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I wanna say I love the life I live
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And I'm gonna live the life I love
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Up here on Cloud 9
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Uh uh uh uh, I'm ridin' high on Cloud 9
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You're as free as a bird in flight
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(Cloud 9) There's no diff'rence 'tween day and night
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(Cloud 9) It's a world of love and harmony
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(Cloud 9) You're a million miles from reality
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(Reality) I wanna say (up) higher (up up and away)
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(Cloud 9) You can be what you wanna be
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(Cloud 9) You ain't got no responsibility
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(Cloud 9) Every man in his mind is free
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(Cloud 9) You're a million miles from reality
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(Cloud 9) You can be what you wanna be...
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Cloud Nine
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| Marvin Gaye |
