Branded Man Lyrics

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'd traveled, 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

Merle Haggard - 16 Biggest Hit (Eco)

Mar 2009

1. Swinging Doors
2. The Bottle Let Me Down
3. I'm a Lonesome Fugitive
4. Branded Man
5. Sing Me Back Home
6. Mama Tried
7. Hungry Eyes
8. Workin' Man Blues
9. Okie from Muskogee
10. The Fightin' Side of Me
11. Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)
12. I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink
13. Big City
14. Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)
15. Going Where the Lonely Go
16. Silver Wings