Cloud Nine - (Tribute to The Temptations)

The childhood part of my life weren't very pretty, see
I was born and raised in the slums of the city
It was a one-room shack, I slept in a chair beside me
We hardly had enough food or room to sleep
It was a hard time
I needed something to ease my troubled mind
Listen, my father didn't know the meaning of work
He disrespected my mama and treated us like dirt
I left home seeking a job but I never did find
Depressed and downhearted, I took to cloud nine

I'm doing fine on cloud nine
Listen, one more time

I'm doing fine on cloud nine

Folks now tell me, say give yourself a chance
Don't let life pass you by
But the world around you is a rat race
Where only the strong will survive
It's a dog-eat-dog world and it 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 you about cloud nine

Cloud nine, you can be what you wanna be
Cloud nine, you ain't got no responsibility
Cloud nine, every man, every man is free
Cloud nine, you're a million miles from reality
I'm doing fine on cloud nine
Cloud nine, you're as free as a bird in flight
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, I wanna sing up high
Up and away

Cloud nine, you can be what you wanna be
Cloud nine, you ain't got no responsibility
Cloud nine, every man in his mind is free
Cloud nine