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 PRINCE - The Sacrifice Of Victor Lyrics

What is sacrifice?
[We s we s we s we sacrifice]

NPG in mass attack, Sonny, please.

[we sacrifice]

Church if u will, please turn 2 the book of Victor [We s, We s]
We like 2 start at the top if u don't mind

[we sacrifice]
[Don't say it, preacher]

I was born on a blood stained table
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Cord wrapped around my neck
Epilectic 'til the age of 7
I was sure heaven marked the deck

[we sacrifice]
I know joy lives 'round the corner
[Joy for sale down on the corner] [we sacrifice]
One day I'll visit her I'm gonna
[Out on my block I'm just a loner] [we sacrifice]
When she tell me everything [tell me]
That's when the angels sing [sacrifice]
That's when the victory is sho 'nuff [sho 'nuff down with the sacrifice]
[we sacrifice]
[help me]
[Don't say it, preacher]

Mama held up her baby 4 protection
From a man with a strap in his hand
Ask the Victor 'bout pain and rejection
U think he don't when he do understand

[we sacrifice]
I know joy lives 'round the corner
[Joy for sale down on the corner] [we sacrifice]
One day I'll visit her I'm gonna
[Out on my block I'm just a loner] [we sacrifice]
When she tell me everything [tell me]
That's when the angels sing [sacrifice]
That's when the victory is sho 'nuff [sho 'nuff down with the sacrifice]
[we sacrifice]
[help me]
[S.A.C.R.I.F.I.C.E]
[we-we-we sacrifice]
[Don't say it preacher]
[sac-sacrifice]
[we-we-we sacrifice]

[we-we-we sacrifice]
[sacrifice if u turn the page]
[Don't say it, preacher]

1967 in a bus marked public schools
Rode me and a group of unsuspecting political tools
Our parents wondered what it was like 2 have another color near
So they put their babies together 2 eliminate the fear
We sacrifice yes we did
Fighting one another, [we sacrifice] [don't say it preacher]
All because of color
The angel of hate - she taught me how 2 kick her
If she called me anything but Victor [u mean like nigger?]
If the only thing that tells me is father time
Then sacrifice is the mutha sublime - we love it

Listen mutha - we sacrifice

[don't don't don't say it preacher]

[we sacrifice]

[Well, well, well, well]

[What is sacrifice?]

Hold yo' text, deacon

Never understood my old friends laughing
They got high when everything else got wrong [pass the booze up here]
Dr. King was killed and the streets
They started burnin'
When the smoke was cleared, their high was gone
Education got important, so important 2 Victor
A little more important than ripple and weed
Bernadette's a lady, and she told me [what she say?]
Whatever u do son, a little discipline is what u need,
is what u need, u need to sacrifice

[we sacrifice]
I know joy lives 'round the corner
[Joy for sale down on the corner] [we sacrifice]
One day I'll visit her I'm gonna
[Out on my block I'm just a loner] [we sacrifice]
When she tell me everything [tell me]
That's when the angels sing [sacrifice]
That's when the victory is sho 'nuff [sho 'nuff down with the sacrifice]
[we sacrifice]

[what is sacrifice?]
[we sacrifice]

[S.A.C.R.I.F.I.C.E]
[we sacrifice] [joy around the corner]
Hey Wendy, how come we [we sacrifice]
'scuse me y'all [we sacrifice]
We don't don't mean 2 take up yo time [joy around the corner]
But we got something
heavy on our minds [we sacrifice]
Yes, we do [we sacrifice]
Sometimes, u gotta leave the one u love
Somebody, anybody, everybody wave your hand
Around the corner, there's another sacrifice [joy around the corner]
But u got 2 do the best u can y'all [we sacrifice]
Say u got 2 go through it [go through it]
U got 2 go through it all [go through it all]
High glory, yeah
Sell it, don't tell it, don't tell me [joy around the corner]
[..] nice at my feet

Lord I might get tired,
but I, I've got 2 keep on [we sacrifice]
Walkin' down this road, [we sacrifice]
Keep on walkin' down this road [joy around the corner]
When I reach my destination [we sacrifice]
My name will be Victor

Amen