[Intro]
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Yeah, ayy-yeah, yeah
Oh, yeah, yeah
Ooh-ooh, yeah

[Verse 1]
Young, gifted, and black
Oh what a lovely precious dream
To be young, gifted, and black
Open your heart to what I mean

[Chorus]
In the whole world, you know
There are a billion boys and girls
Who are young, gifted, and black
And that's a fact

[Verse 2]
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

[Chorus]
When you're feeling really low
Ooh, there's a great truth that you should know
When you're young, gifted, and black
Your soul's intact
Oh, yeah
Mm, mm-mm, yeah, oh

[Chorus]
Young, giftеd and black
Oh, how I long to know the truth
There arе times when I look back
And I am haunted by my youth

[Bridge]
Oh, but my joy of today
Is that we can be proud to say
To be young, gifted, and black
Gifted and black
Is where it's at
Yeah, yeah
Yeah-yeah, yeah
Oh, mm-mm, mhm
Ooh, alright, yeah

[Verse 1]
Young, gifted, and black
Oh what a lovely precious dream
To be young, gifted, and black
Open your heart to what I mean

[Chorus]
In the whole world, you know
There are a billion boys and girls
Who are young, gifted, and black
And that's a fact

[Verse 2]
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

[Chorus]
And when you're feeling really low
There's a great truth that you should know
When you're young, gifted, and black
Your soul's intact
Your soul's intact
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Your soul's intact
Your soul's intact