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 TRAVEL
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 PAID THE DEBT
I OWED 'EM 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 LIVIN' I 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 PAID THE DEBT
I OWED 'EM 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