young, gifted and black

to be young

gifted

and black;

oh

what a lovely precious thing. oh

when you're. yes

yes

when you're. when you're young - yeah

thank you

jesus! - gifted and black!

open your heart

is all i need. in this whole world

you know

there's a millions of boys and girls

who are young

gifted and black

with their souls intact - and that's a fact!

you are young