[ti:The Sacrifice] [ar:Dolly Parton] [al:Better Day] [00:00.34]Dolly Parton - The Sacrifice [00:04.83]. [00:08.64]Well, I've sacrificed time with family and friends [00:13.02]Gave up vacations for work without end [00:17.45]24/7, 365 [00:21.27]But I was willing to make the sacrifice [00:25.09]. [00:25.65]But empty or full, I've carried my pale [00:29.84]You don't drink the water if you don't dig the well [00:33.89]Through blood sweat and tears I have built a good life [00:38.32]But it didn't come without sacrifice [00:41.88]. [00:42.25]But I was gonna be rich no matter how much it cost [00:46.57]And I was gonna win no matter how much I lost [00:50.76]All through the years I kept my eye on the prize [00:54.94]You ask if it's worth the sacrifice, the sacrifice [01:01.94]. [01:07.82]I think about Jesus and all that he gave [01:11.88]And the ultimate sacrifice that He made [01:16.32]He is my strength and my guiding light [01:20.18]And He's taught me that nothing's without sacrifice [01:23.71]. [01:24.28]I was gonna be rich no matter how much it cost [01:28.90]And I was gonna win no matter how much I lost [01:33.14]I wanted success and, brother, I've paid the price [01:37.34]And, yes, it's been worth the sacrifice, the sacrifice [01:45.14]. [01:58.36]I was gonna be rich no matter how much it cost [02:02.67]And I was gonna win no matter how much I lost [02:06.92]Grindstones and rhinestones have made up my life [02:10.80]But I've shined like a diamond through sacrifice [02:14.61]. [02:15.05]I was gonna be rich no matter how much it cost [02:19.55]And I was gonna win no matter how much I lost [02:23.86]But I hope God will tell me, "Well done, my child [02:27.98]You've won your reward through your sacrifice, the sacrifice" [02:36.42]. [02:40.23]The sacrifice [02:48.98]But sometimes I wonder in the still of the night [02:53.23]Is it really worth the sacrifice [02:58.11] [03:06.32]I've often laughed and I've often cried [03:10.38]I've often failed but I've always tried [03:14.57] [03:18.15]I made the sacrifice [03:20.09].