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“The Price Ain’t Posted”

Ain’t no tag hangin’ on the wall
No number you can read at all
You just wake up, start to pay
Little pieces every day
Sold my time, sold my sleep
Buried promises I couldn’t keep
Every road I chose to walk
Cost me more than I could talk
Yeah, you don’t see it comin’
Till it’s already gone
Freedom costs, but the price ain’t posted
You bleed it out before you notice
Every choice cuts deep and slow
More than money, more than gold
Freedom burns, it don’t come cheap
Takes your peace before your sleep
You can have it—but you’ll know
Freedom costs more than they ever show
Had a chain I couldn’t see
Thought it broke when I got free
But the weight just changed its name
Still the burden, still the same
Lonely nights and empty chairs
Truth is heavy when it’s bare
Yeah, you get to stand alone
But you stand there on your own
Ain’t no one to blame now
Ain’t no place to hide
Freedom costs, but the price ain’t posted
You bleed it out before you notice
Every mile, every scar
Shows you who you really are
Freedom cuts, it carves you deep
Takes the easy, leaves the steep
You can run—but you’ll know
Freedom costs more than they ever show

Yeah, it ain’t no flag or silver line
It’s the weight of your own mind
It’s the truth you can’t outrun
When you answer to no one
—slow, bending notes, gritty sustain—
Freedom costs, and now you own it
Every loss, every moment
Every door you had to close
Just to be the one you chose
Freedom’s fire, cold and bright
Keeps you up alone at night
You can live—but you’ll know
Freedom costs… more than your soul
Yeah… the price ain’t posted…
But you pay it… every day…

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