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To Be Young, Gifted And Black Lyrics

Artist: Nina Simone
Album: Black Gold

(1969) Nina Simone, Weldon Irvine jr

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

Comments/Interpretations

by Hannah Dunlap on 4/27/2012 9:03am
i love the song i really think it was uplifting during the civil rights movement. i think nina simone was a powerful, brilliant woman that herself was young gifted and black. she was an inspiration to all who were in the civil rights movement. that is why i love th is song and many others from her. by the way if you were wondering i am 11 years old