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 a black mark follows me 
I'm branded with a number on my name [ guitar ] 
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 got to tell 'em where 
I been Or they'll send me back to prison if 
I fail I'd like to hold my head up... 
Now I'm a branded man out in the cold