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

You are 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 really low, yeah
There's a great truth, that you should know
When you're young, gifted, and Black, 
Your soul intact

How 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!!!"