branded wherever i go

i received the letter you wrote

dear

in which you said you'd wait for me

i'm asking you to please not wait

dear

it will only ruin your life i see

please don't wait for me

darling

we could never be happy i know

i'll always be an ex convict

and branded wherever i go

in three years my sentence is over

them gates will swing wide for me

the warden will say i'm a free man

but my name will never be free

please don't wait for me

darling

we could never be happy i know

i'll always be an ex convict

and branded wherever i go

may god bless you for your kindness

you've stuck with me through thick and thin

i love you too much to disgrace you

in closing god bless you again

please don't wait for me

darling

we could never be happy i know

i'll always be an ex convict

and branded wherever i go