Lyrics To Be Young, Gifted And Black - Donny Hathaway

Young, Gifted and Black

I
To be young, gifted and black
Oh what a lovely precious dream.
To be young, gifted and black
Open up your heart to what I mean
′Cause you know in this whole wide world
There's a million, A MILLION boys and girls
Who are young, gifted and black
And that′s a fact!

II
To be young, gifted and black
We must begin to tell our young
Don't you know there's a whole world waiting for you?
Don′t you know the quest has just begun for you?
Haven′t you heard that the joy-
-The joy!
-The joy of the day is
That one day that we all be proud to say
That we were young, gifted and black
And it's sho′ 'nuff where it′s at!