kjpepper | Still working on that Tearwater Tea mix... (Reply)

...From the Kentucky coal mines to the California sun,
Bobby shared the secrets of my soul.
Through all kinds of weather, through everything that we done,
Hey Bobby baby kept me from the cold.

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

Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose,
Nothing, that's all that Bobby left me, yeah,
But feeling good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues,
Hey, feeling good was good enough for me, mmhmm,
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee.

This may be one of the three Janis Joplin songs that I like, but boy howdy does it make me tear up nearly every time I hear it. Especially the bit about trading tomorrows for one yesterday. I can feel that one just above the diaphragm.

They really don't write them like this anymore...