Legendary country singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson, who penned classic songs like "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Sunday Morning Comin' Down," has died.

“Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose,” Joplin sang in her signature blues-rock yowl — perhaps the best-known piece of wisdom in Kristofferson’s very wise catalog. “Me and Bobby McGee” topped the Hot 100 in March 1971, less than six months after Joplin’s death at age 27.

The country singer and songwriter, who died on Saturday at 88, tucked enduring aphorisms into tales about facing up to loss.