The Sacrifice Lyrics by Dolly Parton

0:10Well, I've sacrificed time with family and friends

0:14Gave up vacations for work without end

0:1824-7, 365

0:22But I was willing to make the sacrifice

0:26But empty or full, I've carried my pale

0:30You don't drink the water if you don't dig the well

0:35Through blood sweat and tears I have built a good life

0:39But it didn't come without sacrifice

0:43But I was gonna be rich no matter how much it cost

0:47And I was gonna win no matter how much I lost

0:51All through the years I kept my eye on the prize

0:55You ask if it's worth the sacrifice, the sacrifice

1:04♪

1:09I think about Jesus and all that he gave

1:13And the ultimate sacrifice that he made

1:16He is my strength and my guiding light

1:21And he's taught me that nothing's without sacrifice

1:25I was gonna be rich no matter how much it cost

1:30And I was gonna win no matter how much I lost

1:33I wanted success and, brother, I've paid the price

1:38And, yes, it's been worth the sacrifice, the sacrifice

1:48♪

1:59I was gonna be rich no matter how much it cost

2:03And I was gonna win no matter how much I lost

2:07Grindstones and rhinestones have made up my life

2:12But I've shined like a diamond through sacrifice

2:16I was gonna be rich no matter how much it cost

2:20And I was gonna win no matter how much I lost

2:25But I hope God will tell me, 'Well done, my child

2:28You've won your reward through your sacrifice, the sacrifice'

2:39The sacrifice

2:46♪

2:50But sometimes I wonder in the still of the night

2:53Is it really worth the sacrifice

2:59I've often laughed and I've often cried

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3:11I've often failed but I've always tried

3:18I made the sacrifice

3:23♪