[Verse]
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

[Verse]
You know Lord I've been in a prison
For something that I, I've never done
It's been one hill after another
An' I've climbed them all one by one

[Chorus]
Oh, But this time, Lord you gave me a mountain
A mountain I may never climb
But It isn't a hill any longer
You gave me a mountain this time

[Verse]
Oh-oh-oh
My woman got tired of the hеartaches
Tired of the griеf and the strife
So tired of working for nothing
Just tired of being my wife

[Verse]
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
[Chorus]
Oh, and this time, Lord you gave me a mountain
A mountain, oh, I may never climb
It isn't a hill any longer
You gave me a mountain this time
You gave me a mountain this time
Oh, a mountain this time
Oh-oh-oh

[Outro]
"Thank you, thank you very much"