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Branded Man

In the style of

Merle Haggard

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 travel
the black mark
follows me
i'm branded with
a number on my name

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

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 livin' i got to
tell 'em
where i've been
or they'll send me
back to prison
if i fail

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

now i'm
a branded man
out in the cold

Details

  • Duration : 3:05
  • Key : G
  • Genre : Country
  • Year released : 1967
  • Language : English

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