Their Only Crime

So many good people serving long prison time
Yet not guilty in any way of any crime
Just for speaking out against an oppressive government in jail they may die
That any good person is  not in prison is surey based on a lie
So many good people in prison have died
Their right to free speech of them had been denied
In their case fortune did not favour the brave
From their cold and dreary prison cells to a deep prison grave
The praises of free speech many may sing
But in some Countries for one to speak one's mind is quite a dangerous thing
That any good person is not in prison is a fallacy
In some Countries to speak out against the government is not a good idea
So many good people serving long prison time
To speak out against the government was their only crime.