Branded Man — текст песни (Merle Haggard)

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.

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.

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 payed the debt them
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 living
I`ve got to tell them 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 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.