Young, Gifted and Black

Young, gifted and black

Oh, what a lovely precious dream

To be young, gifted and black

Open your heart to what I meanIn the whole world you know

There's a million boys and girls

Who are young, gifted and black

And that's a factYoung, gifted and black

We must begin to tell our young

There's a world waiting for you

This is a quest that's just begunWhen you feel really low

Yeah, there's a great truth you should know

When you're young, gifted and black

Your soul's intactYoung, gifted and black

How I long to know the truth

There are times when I look back

And I am haunted by my youth?Oh but my joy of today

Is that we can all be proud to say?

To be young, gifted and black

Is where it's at