The Sacrifice Of Victor Lyrics - Prince & The New Power Generation - Prince

What is sacrifice? 

(We s, we s, we s, we sacrifice) 

N P G in mass attack, Sonny, please 

(We sacrifice) 

Church if you will, please turn to the book of Victor 

(We s, We s) 

We like to start at the top if you don't mind 

We sacrifice 

(Don't say it, preacher) 

I was born on a blood stained table 

Cord wrapped around my neck 

Epileptic 'til the age of seven 

I was sure Heaven marked the deck 

(We sacrifice) 

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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 everythin' 

(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) 

Photos 

Mama held up her baby for protection 

From a man with a strap in his hand 

Ask the Victor 'bout pain and rejection 

You 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 everythin' 

(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-sac-sacrifice 

We, we, we sacrifice 

We, we, we sacrifice 

Sacrifice, if you turn the page 

(Don't say it, preacher) 

1967, in a bus marked, 'Public School' 

Rode me and a group of unsuspectin' political tools 

Our parents wondered what 

It was like to have another color near 

So they put their babies together to eliminate the fear 

We sacrifice 

Yes we did fightin' one another 

We sacrifice 

(Don't say it, preacher) 

All because of color 

The angel of hate 

She taught me how to kick her 

If she called me anythin' but Victor 

(You 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 laughin' 

They got high when everythin' 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 to Victor 

A little more important than ripple and weed 

Bernadette's a lady and she told me 

(What she say?) 

"Whatever you do son 

A little discipline is what you need 

Is what u need, you 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 everythin' 

(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 to take up yo' time 

(Joy around the corner) 

But we got somethin' heavy on our minds 

(We sacrifice) 

Yes, we do 

(We sacrifice) 

Sometimes, you gotta leave the one you love 

Somebody, anybody, everybody wave your hand 

Around the corner, there's another sacrifice 

(Joy around the corner) 

But you got to do the best you can, y'all 

(We sacrifice) 

Say you got to go through it 

(Go through it) 

You got to 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) 

[Incomprehensible] nice at my feet 

Lord, I might get tired 

But I, I've got to 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