[ti:Young, Gifted And Black] [ar:aretha franklin] [al:Young, Gifted And Black] [00:05.37]To be young, gifted, and black; [00:27.88]Oh, what a lovely precious thing... [00:50.43]Oh, when you're... yes, yes, when you're... [01:00.22]When you're young - yeah, thank you, Jesus! - gifted and black! [01:12.90]Open your heart, is all I need... [01:38.19]In this whole world, you know, [01:51.97]There's a millions of boys and girls [01:56.78]Who are young, gifted and black, [02:00.79]With their souls intact - and that's a fact! [02:06.88]"You are young, gifted and black," we must begin to tell our young, [02:17.29]"There's a world waiting for you - Yours is the quest that's just begun..." [02:29.81]When you feelin' real low, [02:34.46]Here's a great truth that you should remember and know: [02:38.28]That you're young, gifted, and black! [02:43.56]You got your soul intact - oh, and that's a fact! [02:49.88](You're young, gifted, and black...) [02:58.12]Oh, it's a mighty sweet thing, yes, it is now... [03:00.16](Young, gifted, and black...) [03:06.24]Oh, my sisters! [03:10.50](Young, gifted, and black...) [03:16.33]You're young and you're black, you got your soul intact, [03:18.02]You got the future, don't you know it's a fact? [03:20.84](Young, gifted, and black...) [03:26.51]