[00:05.37]To be young, gifted, and black;
[00:27.88]Oh, what a lovely precious thing...
[00:50.43]Oh, when you're... yes, yes, when you're...
[01:00.22]When you're young - yeah, thank you, Jesus! - gifted and black!
[01:12.90]Open your heart, is all I need...
[01:38.19]In this whole world, you know,
[01:51.97]There's a millions of boys and girls
[01:56.78]Who are young, gifted and black,
[02:00.79]With their souls intact - and that's a fact!
[02:06.88]"You are young, gifted and black," we must begin to tell our young,
[02:17.29]"There's a world waiting for you - Yours is the quest that's just begun..."
[02:29.81]When you feelin' real low,
[02:34.46]Here's a great truth that you should remember and know:
[02:38.28]That you're young, gifted, and black!
[02:43.56]You got your soul intact - oh, and that's a fact!
[02:49.88](You're young, gifted, and black...)
[02:58.12]Oh, it's a mighty sweet thing, yes, it is now...
[03:00.16](Young, gifted, and black...)
[03:06.24]Oh, my sisters!
[03:10.50](Young, gifted, and black...)
[03:16.33]You're young and you're black, you got your soul intact,
[03:18.02]You got the future, don't you know it's a fact?
[03:20.84](Young, gifted, and black...)
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