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Branded Man

Merle Haggard
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Chorus

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 them, but they're still not satisfied
Now I'm a branded man out in the cold

Verse 1

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, the black mark follows me
I'm branded with a number on my name

Chorus

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 them, but they're still not satisfied
Now I'm a branded man out in the cold

Verse 2

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've got to tell them where I've been
Or they'll send me back to prison if I fail

Chorus

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 them, 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

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