You Gave Me A Mountain - Lyrics - Jack Greene

Jack Greene was an American country musician. Nicknamed the "Jolly Greene Giant" due to his height and deep voice, Greene was a long time member of the Grand Ole Opry. A three-time Grammy Award nominee, Greene is best known for his 1966 hit "There Goes My Everything." The song dominated the Country music charts for nearly two months in 1967 and earned Greene "Male Vocalist of the Year", "Single of the Year", "Album of the Year" and "Song of the Year" honors from the Country Music Association. Greene had a total of five #1 Country hits and three others that reached the Top Ten. Billboard magazine named Greene one of the Top 100 "Most Played Artists".

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 a prisoner for something I've never done It's been one hill after another and 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 grew 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 Lord...