ELTON JOHN - Young Gifted & Black lyrics

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Written by irvine and simone<br>Available on the album reg dwight's piano goes pop<br><br>Young, gifted and black<br>Oh what a lovely precious dream<br>To be young, gifted and black<br>Open your heart to what I mean<br><br>In the whole world you know<br>There's a million boys and girls<br>Who are young, gifted and black<br>And that's a fact<br><br>Young, gifted and black<br>We must begin to tell our young<br>There's a world waiting for you<br>This is a quest that's just begun<br><br>When you feel really low<br>Yeah, there's a great truth you should know<br>When you're young, gifted and black<br>Your soul's intact<br><br>Young, gifted and black<br>How I long to know the truth<br>There are times when I look back<br>And I am haunted by my youth<br><br>Oh but my joy of today<br>Is that we can all be proud to say<br>To be young, gifted and black<br>Is where it's at