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 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
Yours is the quest that's just begun

When you're feeling real low
There's a great truth you should know
To be young, gifted and black
Your soul's intact

Oh, young, gifted and black
Oh, how I long to know the truth
There were times when I look back
When I am haunted by my youth

Oh, but my joys of today
Is that we can all be proud to say
To be young, gifted and black
Is where it's at
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're feeling real low
There's a great truth you should know
To be young, gifted and black
Your soul's intact

Oh, young, gifted, and black
Oh, how I long to know the truth
There were times when I look back
When I am haunted by my youth

Oh, but my joys 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