Nina Simone – To Be Young, Gifted And Black: Lyrics and Music Video
To Be Young, Gifted And Black Lyrics
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
In the whole world you know
There are billion 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
This is a quest that’s just begun
When you feel really low
Yeah, there’s a great truth you should know
When you’re young, gifted and black
Your soul’s intact
Young, gifted and black
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
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