At first reading I was perplexed at the lines,

I know of Tom Paine's Water Tree
I know the price of liberty

But then I thought of Jefferson's great quote:
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time
with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural
manure.

I don't find a quote from Tom Paine about a Water Tree.
But maybe it's some other tree, or some other Paine.

Dave Oesterreich