Young Gifted And Brown

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On a rainy Sunday morning
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in 1942
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A mother was blessed
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with a son who grew up to be

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Young, gifted, and brown
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With the strength to tear a mountain down
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With a voice so young and clear
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A chance for everyone to hear
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Yeah!(Young, gifted, and brown)

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   And as he grew up umm
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and learned his ABC's
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He found out very soon
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he was destined to be

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Young, gifted, and brown
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With the chance to change the world around
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With a beat so fresh and clear
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A chance for everyone to hear

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Conquered the impossible and captured his fears
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He found out his reward was a huge crowd of cheers
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And all too soon he found out he was getting no where
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Cuz' the only thing that mattered was someone who cared
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He gave up his heart, the music he loved
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And he took his place amongst the stars up above
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And from this day forward till the end of time
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He was young, gifted, and brown
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Oh with the chance to change the world around
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He was young, gifted, and brown
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Oh with the chance to change the world around

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So the moral of the story
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which began in '42
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Was a mother and her child
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which we all knew grew up to be

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Young, gifted, and brown
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Yeah with the strength to tear a mountain down
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He was young, gifted, and brown
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With the chance to change the world around
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He was young, gifted, and brown
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With the chance to change the world around

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