Is this the Price of Freedom?
Freedom, I gave you my husband,
You gave me a neatly folded flag.
Oh, what a trade!
Freedom, I gave you a courageous heart,
You gave me a few well-chosen words.
Oh, what a trade!
Freedom, I gave you the love of my life,
You gave me a medal on a blue ribbon with thirteen white stars.
Oh, what a trade!
They played taps and lowered his body into a cold grave,
Oh, what a price to pay for freedom.
They called him a fallen hero,
They called me the fallen hero’s widow.
They called his child the fallen hero’s son,
Oh, what a price to pay for freedom!
Al Lohn