You Gave Me A Mountain Lyrics - Jack Greene

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