"But I'd trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday"

[mcar]

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RIP, Kris Kristofferson.

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. One of the great American musical phrases,

Thanks Kris!

[ismnotwasm]

2. Yeah.

A day for music for sure.

RIP Kris Kristofferson

[underpants]

3. ❤️

Damn. Quite a life. Army Ranger. Helicopter pilot who stole a copter to show Johnny Cash some songs (landed in the backyard). He an Paul Anka discovered John Prine in a place in Nashville.

[Sibelius Fan]

4. What a horrible thought. Seriously.

[mcar]

5. OK. You obviously don't know the song

That's fine.

[Sibelius Fan]

6. No, I don't.

[nature-lover]

7. "Me and Bobby McGee" made famous by Janis Joplin and written by Foster and Kristofferson

[PatrickforB]

9. It comes from a song Kristofferson wrote called Me and Bobbie McGee.

Janis sang it in the way-back-when. Here is her version of the lyrics:

Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train
When I's feelin' near as faded as my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained
And rode us all the way into New Orleans

I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
I's playin' soft while Bobby sang the blues
Windshield wipers slappin' time, I's holdin' Bobby's hand in mine
We sang every song that driver knew

Freedom is just another word for nothin' left to lose
Nothin', don't mean nothin' hon' if it ain't free, no-no
And feelin' good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues
You know feelin' good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee

From the Kentucky coal mine to the California sun
There Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done
Yeah, Bobby baby, kept me from the cold

One day up near Salinas, Lord, I let him slip away
He's lookin' for that home, and I hope he finds it
But, I'd trade all of my tomorrows, for one single yesterday
To be holdin' Bobby's body next to mine

Freedom is just another word for nothin' left to lose
Nothin', and that's all that Bobby left me, yeah
But feelin' good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues
That feelin' good was good enough for me, mmm-hmm
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee

La-da-da, la-da-da-da, la-da-da-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da, Bobby McGee, yeah
La-da-da-da-da, la-da-da-da-da
La, la-la-la-da-da- Bobby McGee, oh yeah
La-da-da, la-da-da, la, da-da, la, da-da
La-da-da, la-da-da, la-di-da

Hey now, Bobby now, now Bobby McGee, yeah
Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord, lo-da-da, na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na
Hey now, Bobby now, now Bobby McGee, yeah
Well, I wanna call him my lover, call him my man
I said, I call him my lover, did the best I can, come on
Hey now, Bobby now, hey now Bobby McGee, yeah
Lord, a Lord, a Lord, a Lord, a Lord, a Lord, a Lord, a Lord, oh
Hey-hey-hey, Bobby McGee, Lord

[COL Mustard]

18. Hard to believe that Janis was only 27

When she sang that. She packed a lot of living into those years though.

:
For Kris
For Janis

[Whatthe_Firetruck]

13. Here ya go.

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[COL Mustard]

8. To be holding' Bobby's body next to mine

Freedom’s just another word….

[dflprincess]

10. My 12 grade social studies teacher had a banner hanging over the classroom door reading

"Freedom! Just another word for nothing left to lose?" He didn't approve of the sentiment.

This was about the time Janis' version of the song hit the charts.

[WestMichRad]

11. RIP

Thank you for the great songs.

[Figarosmom]

12. Oh no

I was just thinking about him. I was going to listen to some songs from when him and Rita Coolidge were married. Was remembering seeing them together at Rivinia outside of Chicago. Rest in Peace.

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[JudyM]

16. That was beautiful

Thanks for posting it!

[Figarosmom]

17. You are welcome.

As much as they loved each other they couldn't make it work. Passio. Works both ways .

[Quixote1818]

14. Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose...

Nt

[EndlessWire]

15. I remember hearing a long time ago

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that when Kristofferson's maid passed from cancer that he adopted all of her kids, something like 7 kids. I remain impressed by that.

[Morbius]

19. He was also a pretty good actor.

He's in one of my favorite movies, the only movie I love starring Mel Gibson: Payback.

[ProfessorGAC]

20. Good Choice

Thar is a good action movie. And, welcome to DU.