You Gave me a Mountain

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...

Me diste una montaña

nacido en el calor del desierto mi madre murio dandome la vida
despreciado y disgustado por mi padre culpado por la muerte de su esposa
sabes señor he estado en una prisión por algo que no he hecho
ha sido una colina después de otra y las he escalado señor una por una
pero esta vez me diste una montaña una montaña que tal vez nunca escale
ya no es una colina me diste una montaña esta vez
mi mujer se canso de los estragos cansada de la aflicción y la lucha
cansada de trabajar para nada cansada de ser mi esposa
ella tomo mi único rayo de sol ella tomo mi orgullo y alegría
ella tomo mi razón de vivir ella me quito a mi bebe
y esta vez me diste una montaña