text: 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
  Theres a million boys and girls
  Who are young, gifted and black
  And thats a fact
  Young, gifted and black
  We must begin to tell our young
  Theres a world waiting for you
  This is a quest thats just begun
  When you feel really low
  Yeah, theres a great truth you should know
  When youre young, gifted and black
  Your souls 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 its at