Best Of All Possible Worlds Lyrics - Me And Bobby Mcgee - Kris Kristofferson

I was runnin' through the summer rain, try'n' to catch that evenin' train 

And kill the old familiar pain weavin' through my tangled brain 

When I tipped my bottle back and smacked into a cop I didn't see 

That police man said, "Mister Cool, if you ain't drunk, then you're a 

fool." 

I said, "If that's against the law, then tell me why I never saw 

A man locked in that jail of yours who wasn't neither black or poor as 

me?" 

Well, that was when someone turned out the lights 

And I wound up in jail to spend the night 

And dream of all the wine and lonely girls 

In this best of all possible worlds. 

Well, I woke up next mornin' feelin' like my head was gone 

And like my thick old tongue was lickin' something sick and wrong 

And I told that man I'd sell my soul for something wet and cold as that 

old cell. 

That kindly jailer grinned at me, all eaten up with sympathy 

Then poured himself another beer and came and whispered in my ear, 

"If booze was just a dime a bottle boy, you couldn't even buy the smell" 

I said, "I knew there was something I liked about this town." 

But it takes more than that to bring me down, down, down. 

'Cause there's still a lot of wine and lonely girls 

In this best of all possible worlds 

Well, they finally came and told me they was a gonna set me free 

And I'd be leavin' town if I knew what was good for me 

I said, "It's nice to learn that ev'rybody's so concerned about my 

health." 

(They were obsessed with it) 

I said, "I won't be leavin' no more quicker than I can 

'Cause I've enjoyed about as much of this as I can stand 

And I don't need this town of yours more than I never needed nothin' 

else." 

'Cause there's still a lot of drinks that I ain't drunk 

And lots of pretty thoughts that I ain't thunk 

And lord there's still so many lonely girls 

In this best of all possible worlds. 

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