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 MARVIN GAYE - Cloud Nine Lyrics

[Norman Whitfield/Barrett Strong]

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 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.

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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-eat-dog 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
[Cloud 9] You can be what you wanna be
[Cloud 9] You ain't got no responsibility
[Cloud 9] Yeah, every man, every man is free
[Cloud 9] You're a million miles from reality
[Reality] I wanna say [up] 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