Born in the heat of the desert My mother died giving me life Despised and disliked from a father Blamed for the loss of his wife You know, Lord, I've been in a prison For something that I've never done It's been one hill after another And I've climbed them, Lord, one by one But this time you gave me a mountain A mountain I may never climb It isn't a hill any longer You gave me a mountain this time A woman got tired of the heart[Incomprehensible] 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 you gave me a mountain A mountain I may never climb It isn't a hill any longer You gave me a mountain this time