You Gave Me A Mountain Lyrics - Don Gibson

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 

My 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.