Me and My Bobby McGee

I just listened to the song "Me and My Bobby McGee" by Janis Joplin for the first time. She has the most interesting line in there: "Freedom's just another name for 'nothin' to lose.'" I like this line—it seems right on when it comes to relationships. There are a lot of euphemisms we use in dating—I'm wondering if it would be better if we just were truthful and said what we meant...