Branded Man

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