[Verse]
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

[Verse]
You know Lord I've been in a prison
For something that I, I've never done
It's been one hill after another
Oh, but I've climbed them all one by one

Chorus]
Yes, but this time, Lord you gave me a mountain
A mountain I may never climb
It isn't, Lord, a hill any longer
You gave me a mountain this time

[Verse]
My woman got tired of the heartaches
Tired of the grief and the strife
So tired of working for nothing
Just tired of being my wife

[Verse]
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
[Chorus]
Oh, and this time, Lord you gave me a mountain
A mountain, I may never climb
It isn't, Lord, a hill any longer
You gave me a mountain this time
You gave me, oh, a mountain this time
Oh, a mountain this time
Oh-oh-oh

[Outro]
Thank you very much, thank you