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Dennis: The childhood part of my life |
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Wasn't very pretty, see... |
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Temptations: Boom, boom-boom, boom |
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Dennis: I was born and raised |
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In the slums of the city, |
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Temptations: Boom, boom-boom, boom |
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Dennis: It was a one-room shack |
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That slept ten other children beside me, |
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Temptations: Boom, boom-boom, boom |
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Dennis: We hardly enough food |
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Or room to sleep |
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Temptations: Boom, boom-boom, boom |
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Dennis: It was hard times... |
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I needed somethin' to ease my troubled mind |
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Paul: Oooh listen... |
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My father didn't know the meaning of work |
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Temptations: Boom, boom-boom, boom |
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Paul: He disrespected mama, |
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And treated us like dirt |
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Temptations: Boom, boom-boom, boom |
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Paul: I left home seeking a job |
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That I never did find |
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Temptations: Boom, boom-boom, boom |
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Paul: Depressed and down-hearted |
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And I took to cloud nine |
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Temptations: Boom, boom-boom, boom |
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Paul: I'm doing fine |
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Up here, on cloud nine |
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Paul: Listen, one more time |
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Paul: I'm doing fine |
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Up here, on cloud nine |
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Dennis: Folks down there tell me... |
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Dennis: They say give yourself a chance,son, |
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don't let life pass you by, |
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Temptations: Woo, woo, woo-oo |
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Dennis: But the world, around you's, is a rat race |
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Where only the strongest survive, |
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It's a dog-eat-dog world |
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And that ain't no lie, |
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Temptations: Ain't no lie |
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Dennis: Listen it ain't even safe no more |
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To walk the streets at night |
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Eddie: I'm doing fine |
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Temptations: On cloud nine |
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Dennis: Let me tell you 'bout cloud nine... |
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Temptations: Cloud nine |
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Paul: You can be what you want to be |
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Temptations: Cloud Nine |
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Dennis: You ain't got no responsibility |
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Temptations: Cloud Nine |
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Eddie: And every man, every man is free |
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Temptations: Cloud nine |
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Dennis: You're a million miles from reality |
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Otis: Reality |
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Temptations: I wanna' stay up |
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Eddie and Otis: Higher |
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Temptations: Up up, Up and away |
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Temptations: Cloud nine |
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Eddie: I wanna' say I love the life I live, |
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And I'm going to |
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Eddie/Otis: live, the life I love |
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Eddie: Or be on cloud nine... |
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I, I, I, I, I, I'm ridin' high |
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Temptations: On cloud nine |
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Dennis: You're as free as a bird in flight |
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Temptations: Cloud nine |
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Melvin: There's no difference between day and night |
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Temptations: Cloud nine |
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Eddie: It's a world of love and harmony |
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Temptations: Cloud nine |
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Dennis: You're a million miles from reality |
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Otis: Reality |
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Temptations: I wanna' stay up |
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Eddie and Otis: Higher |
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Temptations: Up up, up and away |
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Temptations: Cloud Nine |
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Paul: You can be what you want to be, ah |
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Temptations: Cloud nine |
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Dennis: You ain't got no responsibility |
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Temptations: Cloud nine |
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Eddie: Every man in his mind is free |
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Temptations: Cloud nine |
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Dennis: You're a million miles from reality |
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Temptations: Cloud nine |
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Paul: You can be what you want to be |
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Temptations: all of them weave in and out with ad libs |
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and choruses of "Boom-booms" |
