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    these lyrics are submitted by jjjjjjjjj