Key: C major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
it 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 besides me
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It was hard times
my troubled mind
Listen! my father didn't know
the meaning of work
He disrespected mama,
and treated us like dirt
I left home, seekin' a job that
I never did find
Depressed and downhearted
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Listen one more time I'm doin' fine,
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up here on cloud nine
Folks down there tell me
They say, "give yourself a chance son,
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But the world of reality is a rat race
to walk the streets at night
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Verse 2
nine, you can be what
you wanna be
(Cloud nine) You ain't
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got no responsibility
And every man, every man
is free
(Cloud nine) And you're a million miles
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from reality
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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 up
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here on cloud nine
I'm riding high
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flight
(cloud nine) There's no difference
between day and night
(cloud nine) It's a world of love
and harmony
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(cloud nine) You're a million
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miles from reality
Verse 3
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Cloud nine, you can
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be what you wanna be
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got no responsibility
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And every man,
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every man is free
(cloud nine) And you're a million miles
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ine) (cloud nine)
Outro 1
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