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 '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 LIVIN'
A BLACK MARK
FOLLOWS ME
I'M BRANDED WITH
A NUMBER NOT A 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'VE PAID THE DEBT
I OWED 'EM
BUT THEY'RE STILL
NOT SATISFIED
NOW I'M A
BRANDED MAN
OUT IN THE COLD
4 BAR
BREAK
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 LIVIN'
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 'EM
BUT THEY'RE STILL
NOT SATISFIED
NOW I'M
A BRANDED MAN
OUT IN THE COLD
YES I'M A BRANDED MAN
OUT IN THE COLD