You see, I was born and raised in the slums of the city It was a one room shack that slept ten other children beside me We hardly had enough food or room to sleep It was hard times Needed something to ease my troubled mind It was hard times Needed something to ease my troubled mind
Give yourself Give yourself Give yourself... 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's a dog-eat-dog world and that ain't no lie
And I'm gonna live the life I love Up here on Cloud 9 Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, I'm riding high on Cloud 9 on Cloud 9
[01:07.680]You see, I was born and raised in the slums of the city [01:12.270]It was a one room shack that slept ten other children beside me [01:16.300]We hardly had enough food or room to sleep [01:20.070]It was hard times [01:22.760]Needed something to ease my troubled mind [01:27.940]It was hard times [01:30.780]Needed something to ease my troubled mind [01:38.900] [02:39.860]Give yourself Give yourself Give yourself... [02:41.510]Give yourself a chance and don't let life pass you by [02:45.140]But the world around you is a rat race where only the strong survive [02:49.410]It's a dog-eat-dog world and that ain't no lie [02:52.940]It's a dog-eat-dog world and that ain't no lie [02:58.420] [03:44.970]And I'm gonna live the life I love [03:48.560]Up here on Cloud 9 [03:50.500]Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, I'm riding high on Cloud 9 on Cloud 9
