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 was a billion 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   Your's is the 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      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