Freedom Riders

Freedom Riders Fighting for freedom Begging for mercy Bravery was key Twelve young people Begging for their rights Refusing to back down Demanding change Disobeying the laws More like testing them Demanding to be served Demanding to be free Demanding to be respected Demanding the government to do right Long bus rides down south Fear in their eyes Bravery in their heart Freedom Riders Beaten Tortured Shackled Imprisoned Refusing to back down Over four hundred freedom rider participants Whites going in colored only areas Blacks doing the same Change was on its way Integrated signs soon faded Long journey, that it was Change was on its way Civil Rights Movement Music to their ears In action Freedom Rider had changed America Forever Freedom Riders Fighting for freedom Begging for mercy Bravery was key