You Gave Me A Mountain Songtext

Born in the heat of the desert my mother died giving me life Deprived of the love of a father blamed for the loss of his wife You know Lord I've been a prisoner for something I've never done It's been one hill after another and I've climbed them all one by one But this time Lord you gave me a mountain a mountain I may never climb And it isn't a hill any longer you gave me a mountain this time My woman grew tired of the hardships tired of the grief and the strife Tired of working for nothing tired of being my wife She took my one ray of sunshine she took my pride and my joy She took my reason for living she took my small baby boy And this time Lord you gave me a mountain a mountain I may never climb And it isn't a hill any longer you gave me a mountain this time