Branded Man

<br>I`d like to hold my head up and be proud of who I am<br>But they won`t let my secret go untold<br>I paid the debt I owed `em but they`re still not satisfied<br>Now I`m a branded man out in the cold<br><br>When they let me out of prison I held my head up high<br>Determined I would rise above the shame<br>But no matter where I`m living a black mark follows me<br>I`m branded with a number on my name<br>[ guitar ]<br>If I live to be a hundred I guess I`ll never clear my name<br>Cause everybody knows I`ve been in jail<br>No matter where I`m living I got to tell `em where I been<br>Or they`ll send me back to prison if I fail<br>I`d like to hold my head up...<br>Now I`m a branded man out in the cold