Lyrics:

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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