[00:00.00]To Be Young, Gifted And Black - Nina Simone
[00:06.10]Young gifted and black
[00:10.94]Oh what a lovely precious dream
[00:17.99]To be young gifted and black
[00:23.41]Open your heart to what I mean
[00:31.58]In the whole world you know
[00:35.41]There are billion boys and girls
[00:41.60]Who are young gifted and black
[00:48.02]And that's a fact
[00:54.51]Young gifted and black
[00:59.66]We must begin to tell our young
[01:06.53]There's a world waiting for you
[01:11.71]This is a quest that's just begun
[01:18.57]When you feel really low
[01:22.89]Yeah there's a great truth you should know
[01:29.86]When you're young gifted and black
[01:36.06]Your soul's intact
[01:49.19]Young gifted and black
[01:53.81]Oh How I long to know the truth
[02:00.49]There are times when I look back
[02:05.78]And I am haunted by my youth
[02:12.59]Oh but my joy of today
[02:18.56]Is that we can all be proud to say
[02:23.54]To be young gifted and black
[02:29.85]Is where it's at
[02:32.73]Is where it's at
[02:35.53]Is where it's at
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