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've never done
It's been one hill after another
But I've climbed them all one by one
But this time Lord, You gave me a mountain
A mountain I may never climb
And 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
So ...