[Verse 1] I received a letter you wrote dear
In it you said you’d wait for me I’m asking you to please not wait dear
It will only ruin your life I see
[Chorus] I 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
[Verse 2] In three years my sentence is over the gates will swing wide for me
The warden will say I’m a freeman but my name will never be free
[Chorus] 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
[Verse 3] 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 let God bless you again
[Chorus] I 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