Childhood part of my life, it wasn't very pretty.You see, I was born and raised in the slums of the city,It was a one room shack that slept ten other children besides me.We hardly had enough food or room to sleep.It was hard times, Needed something 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, seekin' a job that I never did find,Depressed and downhearted 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 yourself a chance son, don't let life pass you by.But the world of reality is a rat race where only the strongest survive,It's a dog eat dog world, and that ain't no lie.Listen! 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 wanna be (cloud nine) you ain't got no responsibility, And ev'ry man, ev'ry man is free(cloud nine) and you're a million miles from reality.I wanna say I love the life I live, And I'm gonna live the life I love up here on cloud nine.I'm riding high On cloud nine, you're as free as a bird in flight(cloud nine) there's no diff'rence between day and night(cloud nine) it's a world of love and harmony(cloud nine) you're a million miles from reality. Cloud nine, you can be what you wanna be Cloud nine) you ain't got no responsibility, And ev'ry man, ev'ry man is free(cloud nine) and you're a million miles from reality.(cloud nine) (cloud nine) (cloud nine)
Lyrics by Marvin Gaye
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons [*] A Stubborn Kind of Fellow Abraham, Martin and John [*] After the Dance (Hellos) After the Dance (Introduction) After the Dance [Alternate Version][#][Instrumenta... After the Dance [Instrumental] After the Dance [Vocal Version] After the Dance [Vocal Version][#][Mix] Baby I Need Your Loving Brown Eyed Handsome Man Calypso Blues [Mono Version] Can I Get a Witness [Album Version (Stereo)] Can I Get a Witness [With Interview] Christmas in the City [Instrumental] Come Get to This [Alternate Mix][#] Come Get to This [Live from Oakland] Come Get to This [Live] Come Live with Me Angel [Unedited Mix][#] Come on and See Me Days of Wine and Roses Distant Lover [Alternate Mix][#] Distant Lover [Live (1974 Oakland-Alameda Coliseum... Distant Lover [Live] Ego Tripping Out [*] Exactly Like You Feel All My Love Inside [*] Feel All My Love Inside [Extended Alternate Mix][#... God Is Love [B-Side][*] God Is Love [Live][#] God Is Love [Original Detroit Mix] God Is Love [Version] God Is My Friend [Live] Got to Give It Up [Live] Got to Give It Up, Pt. 1 Got to Give It Up, Pt. 1 [Live] Got to Give It Up, Pt. 1 [Summer of Sam] Got to Give It Up, Pt. 2 Heaven Must Have Sent You Heavy Love Affair Heavy Love Affair [Original Album Mix] Hello, Young Lovers His Eye Is on the Sparrow His Eye is On the Sparrow [Stereo Mix] [#] Hitch Hike [*] Hitch Hike [Single Version (Mono)] Hold Me Oh My Darling How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) [*] How Sweet It is (To Be Loved By You) [Album Versio... How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) [Live] How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) [With Intervi... How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You I Heard It Through the Grapevine [Album Version (S... I Heard It Through the Grapevine [Live] I Heard It Through the Grapevine [Multiplex: With ... I Heard It Through the Grapevine [With Interview] I Heard It Through the Gravevine I Love You Secretly I Love You Secretly [#] I Wanna Be Where You Are (After the Dance) [Altern... I Wanna Be Where You Are [Unedited Mix][#] I Want You (Intro Jam) I Want You [A Cappella Vocal][#] I Want You [Guitar Jam][#] I Want You [Jam] I Want You [Single Mix][Instrumental] I Want You [Single Mix][Version] I Want You [Single Version] I Want You [Vocal Version] I Wish It Would Rain [*] I Wish It Would Rain [Single Remix Version] If This World Were Mine [Live] Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (Reprise) ... Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) [Live] Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) [Original ... It Takes Two [Single Version] Joy (Dedication to My Father) Joy [Dedication to My Father] Joy [Live] Just to Keep You Satisfied [*] Just to Keep You Satisfied [1968][#] Just to Keep You Satisfied [1970][#] Just to Keep You Satisfied [A Cappella W/Alternate... Life Is for Learning [*] Lonely Lover [#] Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) [Original Detroit Mix... Murphy Lee Music Music [Clean Radio Edit] Music [Instrumental] My Girl My Mistake (Was to Love You) [#] Onion Song Piece of Clay [#] Please Stay (Once You Go Away) [Alternate Mix W/Ho... Pride and Joy [Album Version (Mono)] Purple Snowflakes Right On [Live][#] Right On [Original Detroit Mix] Save the Children [Live][#] Save the Children [Original Detroit Mix] Seek And You Shall Find Sexual Healing [Alternate 12 Instrumental][#][Inst... Sexual Healing [Original Vocal Version][#] Since I Had You [Alternate Mix][#] Song #3 [#][Instrumental] Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart) [Alternate Take... Strange Love (Feel All My Love Inside) [Single Mix... Stubborn Kind of Fellow [Single Version (Mono)] Stubborn Kind of Fellow [With Interview] Sweet Thing [#] The Christmas Song The Christmas Song [Live] The Shadow of Your Smile [Alternate Vocal][#] The Star Spangled Banner The Star Spangled Banner [Live] The World Is Rated X [#] The World Is Rated X [alternate mix][#] Third World Girl [Alternate Vocal/Mix][#] Third World Girl [Original Reggae Version][#] Too Busy Thinking About My Baby [Album Version (St... Trouble Man [*] Trouble Man [Seve] Trouble Man [Single Version] Trouble Man [Trouble Man/Soundtrack Version] Unforgettable [Mono Version] What You Gave Me When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Lovin... When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Lovin... Where Are We Going? [*] Where Are We Going? [#] Where Are We Going? [alternate mix][#] Wholy Holy [Live][#] Wholy Holy [Original Detroit Mix] You [Album Version (Stereo)] You Are the Way You Are [#][Instrumental] You Sure Love to Ball [*] Your Precious Love [*] Your Precious Love [Live]