You Gave Me A Mountain

Album

Single

Label

ABC Records

Genre

-Pop

Media Type

45s

Duration

3:45

Composer(s)

Marty Robbins

Entered Chart

Feb 8, 1969

Peak Date

Mar 29, 1969

Released

Unknown

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

ABC 45-11174

B-Side

The Secret Of Happiness

"You Gave Me a Mountain" (sometimes credited as "Lord, You Gave Me a Mountain") is a song written by country singer-songwriter Marty Robbins during the 1960s. It has been recorded by many artists, including Robbins himself for his 1969 album It's a Sin, but the highest-charting version of the song was by Frankie Laine in 1969. This version was included on Laine's album of the same name. The Rock and Roll legend, Elvis Presley, also recorded Robbins's tune. A live rendition is featured on the documentary Elvis On Tour, released in 1972.

Born in the heat of the desert
My mother died givin' 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 is isn't a hill any longer
You gave me a mountain this time

My woman tired of the hardships
Tired of the grief and the strife
So tired of workin' for nothin'
Tired of bein' my wife

She took my one ray of sunshine
She took my pride and my joy
She took my reason for livin'
She took my small baby boy

So this time, Lord, you gave me a mountain
A mountain I may never climb
And is isn't a hill any longer
You gave me a mountain this time