I recieved 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

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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

[Dobro]
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

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[Harmonica]
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

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