Nina Simone - To Be Young, Gifted and Black (Audio)

Official Audio for "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" by Nina Simone Follow Nina Simone: Lyrics: 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&a million boys and girls Who are young, gifted and black And that&a fact You are young, gifted and black We must begin to tell our young There&a world waiting for you Yours is a quest that&just begun When you&feeling really low Yeah, there&a great truth that you should know When you&young, gifted and black Your soul&intact How to be young, gifted and black Oh 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&at Is where it&at Is where it&at #BlackGold