Born in the heat of the desert,
my mother died giving me life
Despised and disliked by my father,
blamed for the loss of his wife
You know Lord I've been in a prison,
for something I'd 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 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...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.....

(Marty Robbins)
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 in a prison
For something that I never done
It's been one hill after another
I've climbed them all one by one

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

My woman got tired of heartaches
Tired of the grief and the strife
So tired of working for nothing
Just 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

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