To Be Young, Gifted and Black

To be young, gifted and black

Oh, what a lovely, precious dream

To be young, gifted and black

Open 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

That's a fact, oh, yes, it is

To be young, gifted and black

We must begin to tell our young

Don't you know that there's a whole world

A whole world waiting for you?

Haven't you heard the quest has just begun?

Don't you know that the joy, the joy

The joy of the day?

There's a day that we all

That we all be proud to say

That we were young, gifted, gifted and black

And it's sure 'nough where it's at

Oh, yeah

Do you believe it?

I said, it's sure enough where it's at

Oh, yeah

Can I get someone  help me say it's sure 'nough

(It's where it's at)

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Do you know it's sure 'nough?

Oh, yeah (It's where it's at)

I ain't tryna bring down nobody else

But I know it's sure' nough

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah (It's where it's at)

I don't think you believe me

Yeah, yeah, yeah (It's where it's at)

Can I say it again?

Yeah, yeah, yeah (It's where it's at)

That's all

Yeah