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