Rod Stewart - Cloud Nine lyrics

Darling, part of my life, it wasn't very pretty See, I was born and raised in the slums of the city It was a one room shack and slept 10 other children Beside me, we hardly had enough food or room to sleep It was hard times, I needed some thing To ease my troubled mind Listen, my father didn't know the meaning of work He disrespected mama and treated us like dirt I left home seeking a job that I never did find Depressed and down hearted, I took to cloud nine I'm doin' fine up here on cloud nine Listen one more time, I'm doin' fine up here on cloud nine Folks down there tell me They say, "Give your self a chance Son, don't let life pa** you by But the world of reality is a rat race" Where only the strongly 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 nine Let me tell you about cloud nine, cloud nine You can be what you want to be (Cloud nine) You ain't got no responsibilities And every man, every man is free (Cloud nine) You're a million miles from reality, reality I wanna say upper, higher, upper, up, up and away I wanna say I love the life I live And I'm gonna live the life I love up here on cloud nine I, I, I, I, I, I'm riding high on cloud nine Your 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 wanna say Upper, higher, upper, up, up and away Cloud nine, you can be what you wanna be (Cloud nine) You ain't got no responsibilities (Cloud nine) Every man and his mind is free You're a million miles from reality You can be what you wanna be I'm feelin' fine on cloud nine