Busted flat in Baton Rouge, headin' for the trains,
Feelin' nearly faded as my jeans.
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained,
Took us all the way to New Orleans.
Took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
And was blowin' sad while Bobby sang the blues,
With them windshield wipers slappin' time and
Bobby clappin' hands we finally sang up every song
That driver knew.
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose,
And nothin' ain't worth nothin' but it's free,
Feelin' good was easy, Lord, when Bobby sang the blues,
And buddy, that was good enough for me,
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee.
From the coalmines of Kentucky to the California sun,
Bobby shared the secrets of my soul,
Standin' right beside me through everythin' I done,
And every night she kept me from the cold.
Then somewhere near Salinas, Lord, I let her slip away,
She was lookin' for the home I hope she'll find,
Well I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday,
Holdin' Bobby's body close to mine.
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose,
And nothin' left was all she left to me,
Feelin' good was easy, Lord, when Bobby sang the blues,
And buddy, that was good enough for me.
Good enough for me and Bobby McGee.
Dejamos atrás una época dorada para adentrarnos en la oscuridad de lo desconocido. Ésta ya no es sólo una mala época para la lírica, se ha convertido en una época de búsqueda del eslabón perdido: ¿qué hicimos mal?, ¿qué voy a hacer?, ¿o qué podré hacer cuando me jubile en el futuro?
Mientras nosotros nos hundimos, los vasos comunicantes de la economía hacen milagros. La economía de aquellos países que creíamos subdesarrollados no para de subir, la gente abandona el país buscando -en sitios que no sabían muy bien dónde estaban- una oportunidad, y los que vinieron se preguntan quién les engañó. En este momento veraniego, hay que empezar a pensar lo que vamos a hacer como país en septiembre. Las cosas están en un punto de un posible no retorno.
