Freedom IS costly

Freedom IS costly Costly? The lives that were Volunteered, made freedom costly The lives that were damaged beyond Repair, made freedom costly The urge to hold the family Dear, made freedom costly The different texture of Hair, made freedom costly The Jim Crow burdens we Beared, made freedom costly The chains we Shared, made freedom costly Those horrible lynchings so Near, made freedom costly The sounds of pain little children had to Hear, made freedom costly The separation line so Clear, made freedom costly The overwhelming need to overcome we Shared, made freedom costly But Civil Rights upheld without Fear, Proved freedom costly "Let Freedom Ring" showed the Care, Proved freedom costly Changed the world for the better; dried those Tears, Proved freedom costly. Costly? Yes, Freedom IS Costly.