‘Cloud 9’ by Megan Moroney - Lyrics & Meaning

Megan Moroney might have burst onto the country music scene with the rose-tinted ‘Tennessee Orange’, but since then, love-songs have been hard to come by from the Georgia native.

On her third studio album, though, Moroney is exploring a decidedly positive, optimistic ambience, and the title-track - which arrived on February 6th 2026 - epitomises this joyful spirit.

It apt that ‘Cloud 9’ kicks off the record, introducing us to a more untroubled, confident version of Moroney. Co-written by two of her go-to collaborators, Luke Laird and Jessie Jo Dillon, along with Nashville lynchpin, ERNEST, ‘Cloud 9’ keeps the momentum blue-sky-high ahead of Moroney's album of the same name in a few weeks’ time.

When Moroney dropped the infectious, Sabrina Carpenter-esque ‘Wish I Didn't’ in January 2026, some of the ‘Hair Salon’ singer-songwriter's more traditional-leaning fans expressed concerns that she was heading towards a pop-driven crossover.

However, as she's repeatedly reiterated in the lead-up to Cloud 9, this project contains a lot of classic country, and the title-track is a prime example. It finds Moroney's sinuous, charismatic vocals drifting breezily across a twangy, guitar-driven instrumental.

The mood is hazy and laid-back, with the reverb-laden backing and the easy, meandering drum pattern accentuating the soothing, relaxed atmosphere that permeates ’Cloud 9’. The composition mirrors the bliss Moroney sings about throughout the song.

“Waitress asked me, "Is Pepsi fine?"
I wanted a Coke but said, "It's more than alright"
And the rush-hour traffic, no, it can't get to me
The TV's talking, some more bad news
And the neighbors upstairs always party 'til 2:00
But who cares? Oh well
I woke up next to you”

Moroney begins by listing a series of unfortunate events and minor inconveniences that, on any other day, could cast a dark cloud over her mood. However, she simply shrugs off the fact that the waiter brought her a Pepsi instead of a Coke, the chock-a-block traffic, the depressing news on the TV and the loud neighbours.

Then, after underlining how unfazed she remains by all these external annoyances, Moroney reveals the source of her permanently glass-half-full outlook - her partner.

“I'm walking on sunshine, holding your hand
You're putting stars in my eyes like no one else can
You get me high, high, high
You give me that look, I'm floating on air
No, nothing else matters with your hands in my hair
I never want to leave where we are now

It's a long, long way, way down
Down to cloud nine”

The hook finds Moroney doubling down on this refreshingly contented mentality, likening the feeling of being with her lover to that of “walking on sunshine”. She continues the titular, weather and sky-inspired theme by describing how her partner is so dazzling, he makes her feel as though she's got stars in her eyes.

Then, we get the cornerstone lyric, as the ‘Am I Okay?’ chart-topper shares that her partner has lifted her so high emotionally, that she's miles above that famed idyll, “Cloud 9”. Usually, “Cloud 9” is the most joyful state you can imagine, so the fact that Moroney feels even higher than this emphasises how happy she is.

“Gravity is calling, ain't picking up the phone
This view that I've got is the best that I've known
I blame you for no rocks in my shoes
This new altitude, baby, I can't lose”

Moroney sprinkles in another astronomically-minded metaphor here, joking that gravity is calling in an attempt to bring her back down to earth - but she has no plans to answer. Her partner isn't causing any trouble or putting any “rocks” in her shoes, and Moroney expresses her desire to remain at this “new altitude” forever.

“You put the blue in my sky
I'm yours, and you're mine
Oh, what a time to be alive”

The image of a beautiful blue sky is a common one in country music, with the most iconic example being George Strait's 1996 gem, ‘Blue Clear Sky’. It symbolises an unperturbed, carefree state of mind, with no clouds - representing worries - to be seen. It's a wonderfully untethered ode to love, and serves as a welcome, encouraging snapshot into Moroney's mentality for this next chapter.

“Waitress asked me, "Is Pepsi fine?"
I wanted a Coke but said, "It's more than alright"
And the rush-hour traffic, no, it can't get to me
The TV's talking, some more bad news
And the neighbors upstairs always party 'til 2:00
But who cares? Oh well
I woke up next to you

-

I'm walking on sunshine, holding your hand
You're putting stars in my eyes like no one else can
You get me high, high, high
You give me that look, I'm floating on air
No, nothing else matters with your hands in my hair
I never want to leave where we are now

-

It's a long, long way, way down
Down to cloud nine

-

Gravity is calling, ain't picking up the phone
This view that I've got is the best that I've known
I blame you for no rocks in my shoes
This new altitude, baby, I can't lose

-

I'm walking on sunshine, holding your hand
You're putting stars in my eyes like no one else can
You get me high, high, high
You give me that look, I'm floating on air
No, nothing else matters with your hands in my hair
I never want to leave where we are now

-

It's a long, long way, way down
Down to cloud nine

-

You put the blue in my sky
I'm yours, and you're mine
Oh, what a time to be alive

-

I'm walking on sunshine, holding your hand
You're putting stars in my eyes like no one else can
You get me high, high, high
You give me that look, I'm floating on air
No, nothing else matters with your hands in my hair
I never want to leave where we are now

-

It's a long, long way, way down
Down to cloud nine”

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