G G7 C G
I'd like to hold my head up and be proud of who I am,
D A D
but they won't let my secret go untold.
G G7 C G
I paid the debt I owed them, but they're still not satisfied,
D G
now I'm a branded man out in the cold
G G7 C G
When they let me out of prison, I held my head up high,
D A D
determined I would rise above the shame.
G G7 C G
But no matter where I travel, the black mark follows me,
D G
I'm branded with a number on my name.
G G7 C G
I'd like to hold my head up and be proud of who I am,
D A D
but they won't let my secret go untold.
G G7 C G
I paid the debt I owed them, but they're still not satisfied,
D G
now I'm a branded man out in the cold
G G7 C G
If I live to be a hundred, guess I'll never clear my name,
D A D
'cause everybody knows I've been in jail.
G G7 C G
No matter where I'm living, I've got to tell them where I've been,
D G
or they'll send me back to prison if I fail.
G G7 C G
I'd like to hold my head up and be proud of who I am,
D A D
but they won't let my secret go untold.
G G7 C G
I paid the debt I owed them, but they're still not satisfied,
D G
now I'm a branded man out in the cold,
D G
Now I'm a branded man out in the cold.