I received the 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
Please don't wait for me, darling
We could never be happy I know
I'll always be an ex convict
And branded wherever I go
In three years my sentence is over
Them gates 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
We could never be happy I know
I'll always be an ex convict
And branded wherever I go
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
Please don't wait for me, darling
We could never be happy I know
I'll always be an ex convict
And branded wherever I go
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- Hearts Like Ours
- Music To My Ears
- Mosaic
- Solo: Songs My Dad Loved
- Miscellaneous
- Country Gentleman: The Best Of Ricky Skaggs
- Country Boy
- Bluegrass Rules
- Brand New Strings
- Transatlantic Sessions 2
- Non-Album Releases
- Live In London
- The Essential Ricky Skaggs
- Mosaic (Bonus Track Version)
- Bluegrass Top 20 Gospel Songs of the Century
- The Very Best of Gospel Country
- Country Hits Bluegrass Style
- Country Hits Bluegrass Style (Bonus Track Version)
- Solid Ground
- All Time Classic Country Tearjerkers