To Be 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 mean In the whole world you know There's a million boys and girls Who are young, gifted and black And that's a fact "You are young, gifted and black" We must begin to tell our young There's a world waiting for you Yours is the quest that's just begun When you feelin' really low Yeah, there's a great truth that you should know When you're young, gifted and black Your soul's intact How to be young, gifted and black? Oh, 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" Is where it's at Is where it's at