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