Freedom is just another word for nothin' left to lose.

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Freedom is just another word for nothin' left to lose.

Janis Joplin

Me and Bobby McGee · 1971

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Nothing to lose Freedom Desperation

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Kristofferson, Kris and Fred Foster. "Me and Bobby McGee." Performed by Janis Joplin. Pearl. Columbia Records, 1971.

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