Yeah, there's a great truth that you should know
To be young, gifted and black
There are times when I look back
Is where it's at
You are young, gifted and black
Your soul's intact
Open your heart to what I mean
And that's a fact!
Oh but my joy of today
Is that we can all be proud to say
Who are young, gifted and black
Your's is the quest that's just begun
Is where it's at
We must begin to tell our young
To be young, gifted and black
In the whole world you know
There's a world waiting for you
To be young, gifted and black
And I am haunted by my youth
Oh how I long to know the truth
When you feel really low
When you're young, gifted and black
There was a billion boys and girls
