Branded Man

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 'em 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 paid the debt I owed 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 'em 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've 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