I received your 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
Now please don’t wait for me darling
We can never be happy I know
I’ll always be an ex-convict
And branded wherever I go
In three years my sentence is over
The gates will swing wide for me
The warden will say I’m a free man
But my name will never be free
May God bless you for your kindness
You stuck with me through thick and thin
I love you too much to disgrace you
In closing God bless you again
[1] I received your letter you wrote dear
In [4] which you said you’d wait for [1] me
I’m [5] asking you to please not wait dear
It will only ruin your life I [1] see
Now please don’t wait for me darling
We can never be happy I know
I’ll always be an ex-convict
And branded wherever I go
In three years my sentence is over
The gates will swing wide for me
The warden will say I’m a free man
But my name will never be free
May God bless you for your kindness
You stuck with me through thick and thin
I love you too much to disgrace you
In closing God bless you again
| Songwriter(s): |
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Roy Acuff |
| Band/Artist: |
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The Earls of Leicester |
