Branded Man
Merle Haggard
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I'd liGke to hold my head up and be pCroud of who I amG
But they won't let my secret go untolAd D D7
I paidG the debt I owed them,but they're stiCll not satisfieGd
Now I'Dm a branded man out un the cGold
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
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If I live to be a hundred,I guess I'll never clear my name
'Cause everybody knows I've been in jai
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
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Now I'm a branded man out un the cold