Born in the heat, of the desert 
My mother died, givin' me life 
Deprived of the love, love of a father 
Blamed for the loss, of his wife 

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

But this time Lord, you gave me you gave me a mountain 
A mountain I may never climb 
And is isn't a hill any longer 
You gave me a mountain this time 

My woman tired of the hardships 
Tired of the grief and the strife 
So tired of workin' for nothin' 
Tired of bein' my wife 

She took my one ray of sunshine 
She took my pride and my joy 
She took my reason for livin' 
She took my small baby boy 

So this time, Lord, you gave me a mountain 
A mountain I may never climb 
And is isn't a hill any longer 
You gave me a mountain this time