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

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 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