Merle Haggard - Branded man

^FI'd like to hold my head up and be ^Fproud of who I ^Fam But they won't let my secret go un^Gtold I ^Fpaid the debt I owed them,but they're ^Fstill not satis^Ffied Now I'm a branded ^Gman out un the ^Fcold

^FWhen they let me out of prison,I ^Fheld my head up ^Fhigh Determined I would rise above the ^Gshame But no ^Fmatter where I'm living,the ^Fblack mark follows ^Fme I'm branded with a ^Gnumber on my ^Fname

^FIf I live to be a hundred,I guess I'll ^Fnever clear my ^Fname 'Cause everybody knows I've been in ^Gjail No ^Fmatter where I'm living,I've got to ^Ftell them where ^FI've been Or they'll send me back to ^Gprison if I ^Ffail

Now I'm a branded ^Gman out un the ^Fcold