Cloud Nine — текст песни (Marvin Gaye)

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.

Ooooh listen
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...