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 travel, the black mark follows me,
I'm branded with a number on my name.
If I live to be a hundred, 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.
Now I'm a branded man out in the cold.
WRITERS
Merle Haggard
PUBLISHERS
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
See A Problem With Something?
Lyrics
Other
More From This Album
Bakersfield
2013
01
Foolin' Around
Paul Franklin,Vince Gill
02
Branded Man
Paul Franklin,Vince Gill
03
Together Again
Paul Franklin,Vince Gill
04
The Bottle Let Me Down
Paul Franklin,Vince Gill
05
He Don't Deserve You Anymore
Paul Franklin,Vince Gill
06
I Can't Be Myself
Paul Franklin,Vince Gill
07
Nobody's Fool But Yours
Paul Franklin,Vince Gill
08
Holding Things Together
Paul Franklin,Vince Gill
09
But I Do
Paul Franklin,Vince Gill
10
The Fightin' Side of Me
Paul Franklin,Vince Gill
LyricIQ Analysis
Top Emotion
Enjoyment
Sentiment
Theme
None
