Flatt and Scruggs - Branded Wherever I Go lyrics

I received the letter you wrote dear In which you said you'd wait for me I'm asking you to please not to wait dear It will only ruin your life I see Now please don't wait for me, darling We could never be happy I know I'll always be a next convict And branded wherever I go In three years my sentence is over The gate 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 [unverified] 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 Now please don't wait for me, darling [unverified]