| Born in the heat of the desert
| Nacido en el calor del desierto
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| My mother died giving me life
| Mi madre murió dándome la vida
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| Despised and disliked from my father
| Despreciado y disgustado de mi padre
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| Blamed for the loss of his wife.
| Culpado por la pérdida de su esposa.
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| You know Lord, I’ve been in a prison
| Tú sabes Señor, he estado en una prisión
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| For something that I never done
| Por algo que nunca hice
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| It’s been one hill after another
| Ha sido una colina tras otra
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| And I’ve climbed them lord one by one.
| Y los he escalado, señor, uno por uno.
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| But this time, Lord you gave me a mountain
| Pero esta vez, Señor, me diste una montaña
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| A mountain I may never climb
| Una montaña que quizás nunca escale
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| It isn’t a hill any longer
| Ya no es una colina
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| You gave me a mountain this time.
| Me diste una montaña esta vez.
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| My woman got tired of the hardships
| Mi mujer se cansó de las penas
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| Tired of the grief and the strife
| Cansado de la pena y la lucha
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| Tired of working for nothing
| Cansado de trabajar por nada
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| Tired of being my wife.
| Cansada de ser mi esposa.
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| She took my one ray of sunshine
| Ella tomó mi único rayo de sol
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| She took my pride and my joy.
| Ella tomó mi orgullo y mi alegría.
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| She took my reason for living
| Ella tomó mi razón de vivir
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| She took my small baby boy.
| Se llevó a mi pequeño bebé.
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| And this time, you gave me a mountain
| Y esta vez me diste una montaña
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| A mountain I may never climb
| Una montaña que quizás nunca escale
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| It isn’t a hill any longer
| Ya no es una colina
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| You gave me a mountain this time | Me diste una montaña esta vez |