Branded Man-Merle Haggard

[00:08.60]I'd like to hold my head up and be proud of who I am [00:16.18]But they won't let my secret go untold [00:24.80]I paid the debt I owed them, but they're still not satisfied [00:32.30]Now I'm a branded man out in the cold [00:40.33]When they let me out of prison, I held my head up high [00:48.68]Determined I would rise above the shame [00:56.23]But no matter where I'm living, the black mark follows me [01:04.36]I'm branded with a number on my name [01:12.85]I'd like to hold my head up and be proud of who I am [01:20.22]But they won't let my secret go untold [01:28.26]I paid the debt I owed them, but they're still not satisfied [01:36.34]Now I'm a branded man out in the cold [01:52.55]If I live to be a hundred, I guess I'll never clear my name [02:00.22]'Cause everybody knows I've been in jaiL [02:08.27]No matter where I'm living, I've got to tell them where I've been [02:16.21]Or they'll send me back to prison if I fail [02:24.18]I'd like to hold my head up and be proud of who I am [02:32.11]But they won't let my secret go untold [02:40.28]I paid the debt I owed them, but they're still not satisfied [02:48.26]Now I'm a branded man out in the cold [02:56.62]Now I'm a branded man out in the cold