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'm living a black mark follows me
Now I'm branded with a number on my name
I'd like to hold my head up...
[ guitar ]
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 living I've got to tell 'em where I been
Or they'll send me back to prison if I fail
I'd like to hold my head up...
Now I'm a branded man out in the cold
Mel Tillis (Lonnie Melvin Tillis) è stato un cantante e musicista country statunitense nato a Memphis, Tennessee, il 8 agosto 1932. Famoso per la sua voce roca e il suo stile comico, Tillis ha avuto una carriera di successo che ha attraversato oltre cinque decenni. Ha registrato numerosi successi, tra cui "I Ain't Never", "Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town" e "Mental Revenge". Tillis è stato anche un talentuoso scrittore di canzoni, con centinaia di brani incisi da altri artisti. Nel 1976 ha vinto il Grammy Award per la canzone dell'anno con "I Ain't Never". Oltre alla sua carriera musicale, Tillis era noto per le sue apparizioni in televisione e film. È morto a Nashville, Tennessee, il 19 novembre 2017 all'età di 85 anni.
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