Автор мелодии: Marty Robbins
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Born in the heat of the desert
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My mother died givin` me life
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Deprived of the love of a father
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Blamed for the loss of his wife
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You know lord I`ve been in a prison
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For something that I`ve never done
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It`s been one hill after another
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But I`ve climbed them all one by one But
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This time Lord You Gave Me A Mountain
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A mountain I may never climb
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And it isn`t a hill any longer You Gave Me A
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Mountain this time
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My woman got 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 eor living
She took my small baby boy So
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