[00:05.65]To be young, gifted and black
[00:11.38]Oh what a lovely precious dream
[00:17.97]To be young, gifted and black
[00:23.51]Open your heart to what I mean
[00:30.55]In the whole world you know
[00:35.39]There are billion boys and girls
[00:41.22]Who are young, gifted and black
[00:47.96]And that's a fact!
[00:54.30]You're young, gifted and black
[00:59.35]We must begin to tell our young
[01:05.84]There's a world waiting for you
[01:10.97]This is a quest that's just begun
[01:17.86]When you feel really low
[01:22.29]Yeah, there's a great truth that you should know
[01:28.88]When you're young, gifted and black
[01:35.12]Your soul's intact
[01:47.30]Young, gifted and black
[01:52.79]How I long to know the truth
[01:59.23]There are times when I look back
[02:04.51]And I am haunted by my youth
[02:11.10]Oh but my joy of today
[02:17.09]Is that we can all be proud to say
[02:21.83]To be young, gifted and black
[02:28.22]Is where it's at

To be young, gifted and black
Oh what a lovely precious dream
To be young, gifted and black
Open your heart to what I mean
In the whole world you know
There are billion boys and girls
Who are young, gifted and black
And that's a fact!
You're young, gifted and black
We must begin to tell our young
There's a world waiting for you
This is a quest that's just begun
When you feel really low
Yeah, there's a great truth that you should know
When you're young, gifted and black
Your soul's intact
Young, 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