Il testo della Cloud nine

Dennis: the childhood part of my life
Wasn't very pretty, see...
Temptations: boom, boom-boom, boom
Dennis: i was born and raised
In the slums of the city,
Temptations: boom, boom-boom, boom
Dennis: it was a one-room shack
That slept ten other children beside me,
Temptations: boom, boom-boom, boom
Dennis: we hardly enough food
Or room to sleep
Temptations: boom, boom-boom, boom
Dennis: it was hard times...
I needed somethin' to ease my troubled mind

Dennis: oooh listen...
My father didn't know the meaning of work
Temptations: boom, boom-boom, boom
Dennis: he disrespected mama,
And treated us like dirt
Temptations: boom, boom-boom, boom
Dennis: i left home seeking a job
That i never could find
Temptations: boom, boom-boom, boom
Dennis: the pressure came down hard
And i took to cloud nine
Temptations: boom, boom-boom, boom

Paul: i'm doing fine
Up here, on cloud nine
Dennis: a one more time
Paul: i'm doing fine
Up here, on cloud nine
Dennis: folks down there tell me...

Dennis: they say give yourself a chance
And don't let life pass you by,
Temptations: woo, woo, woo
Dennis: but the world, say, is a rat race
Where only the strongest survive,
It's a dog-eat-dog world
And that ain't no lie,
Temptations: ain't no lie
Dennis: it ain't even safe no more
To walk the streets at night

Temptations: i'm doing fine
On cloud nine

Dennis: let me tell 'bout cloud nine...
Temptations: cloud nine
Paul: you can be what you want to be
Temptations: cloud nine
Dennis: you ain't got no responsibility
Temptations: cloud nine
Eddie: and every man, every man is free
Temptations: cloud nine
Dennis: you're a million miles from reality
Paul: reality

Temptations: i wanna' say up
Eddie and otis: higher
Temptations: up and up,
Up and away

Temptations: cloud nine

Eddie: i wanna' say i love the life i live,
And i'm going to live, the life i love
Or be on cloud nine...
I, i, i, i, i, i'm ridin' high
Temptations: on cloud nine

Dennis: you're as free as a burning flame
Temptations: cloud nine
Melvin: there's no difference between day and night
Temptations: cloud nine
Eddie: it's a world of love and harmony
Temptations: cloud nine
Dennis: you're a million miles from reality
Paul: reality

Temptations: i wanna' say up
Eddie and otis: higher
Temptations: up and up, up and away

Temptations: cloud nine
Paul: you can be what you want to be, ah
Temptations: cloud nine
Dennis: you ain't got no responsibility
Temptations: cloud nine
Eddie: every man in his mind is free
Temptations: cloud nine
Dennis: you're a million miles from reality
Temptations: cloud nine
Paul: you can be what you want to be

Temptations: all of them weave in and out with ad libs
And choruses of "boom-booms"

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