Branded Man lyrics

I`d like to hold my head up and be proud of who I am

But they won`t let my secret go untold

I paid the debt I owed `em but they`re still not satisfied

Now I`m a branded man out in the cold



When they let me out of prison I held my head up high

Determined I would rise above the shame

But no matter where I`m living a black mark follows me

I`m branded with a number on my name

[ guitar ]

If I live to be a hundred I guess I`ll never clear my name

Cause everybody knows I`ve been in jail

No matter where I`m living I got to tell `em where I been

Or they`ll send me back to prison if I fail

I`d like to hold my head up...

Now I`m a branded man out in the cold