text: is there a song about losing hope? or about a shipwreck. it's for a project. leave artist and song name. man oh man you never heard of gordon lightfoot.  heres the link. but also janis joplin did a number called me and bobby mcgee all about having no hope fredom is just another word for nothing left to loose. check out this gordon lightfoot place shipwreck of all time. http://www.corfid.com/gl/wreck.htm