You Gave Me A Mountain Lyrics - Eddy Arnold

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 

And 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 just 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 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