[00:21.09]Born in the heat of the desert
[00:30.51]My mother died giving me life
[00:31.29]Deprived of the love of a father
[00:31.95]Blamed for the loss of his wife
[00:35.37]You know Lord, I've been in a prison
[00:37.62]For something that I never done
[00:40.50]It's been one hill after another
[00:46.50]I've climbed them all one by one
[00:52.77]Oh, but this time Lord, You gave me a mountain
[00:56.97]A mountain I may never climb
[00:58.41]It isn't Lord, a hill any longer
[01:09.75]You gave me a mountain this time
[01:47.76]My woman got tired of the heartaches
[01:48.57]Tired of the grief and the strife
[01:53.49]So tired of working for nothing
[01:54.18]Just tired of being my wife
[01:54.81]She took my one ray of sunshine
[01:57.39]She took my pride and my joy
[02:02.34]She took my reason for living
[02:04.05]She took my small baby boy
[02:05.01]Oh, well this time Lord, You gave me a mountain
[02:09.72]A mountain I may never climb
[02:26.13]It isn't Lord, a hill any longer
[02:33.42]You gave me a mountain this time
[02:34.02]You gave me a mountain this time

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
Oh, 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
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
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
Oh, well 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 a mountain this time