Leaving on a Jet Plane
Farewell in Melody: Exploring the Heartfelt Departure in 'Leaving on a Jet Plane'
Lyrics
Oh my bags are packed I'm ready to go I'm standing here outside your door
The speaker is ready to leave, bags packed, and standing outside the door of a loved one.
Hate to wake you up to say goodbye
Expressing regret about waking the loved one up to bid farewell.
Oh the dawn is breaking and it's early morn the taxi's waiting he's blowing his horn
Describing the early morning as the speaker prepares to leave, with a taxi waiting.
Already I'm so lonesome I could cry
Feeling lonely even before departing, expressing deep sadness.
So kiss me and smile for me tell me that you'll wait for me
Requesting a farewell kiss and a smile, asking to be reassured that the loved one will wait.
Hold me like you'll never let me go
Asking for a tight embrace, emphasizing the desire to be held securely.
I'm leaving on a jet plane I don't know when I'll be back again oh babe I hate to go
Announcing departure on a jet plane, uncertain about the return, and expressing sorrow about leaving.
There's so many times I've let you down so many times I've played around
Admitting past mistakes and indiscretions, acknowledging their lack of significance.
I tell you now they don't mean a thing
Asserting that previous wrongs don't matter.
Every song I'll sing I'll sing for you every place I'll go I'll think of you
Promising to dedicate songs to the loved one and to think of them wherever the speaker goes.
When I come home I'll wear your weddin' ring
Committing to wearing a wedding ring upon return.
So kiss me and smile for me...
Repeating the request for a farewell kiss and smile.
Now the time has come to leave you one more time let me kiss you
Expressing that the time to leave has arrived once again, requesting one more kiss.
Then close your eyes and I'll be on my way
Asking the loved one to close their eyes as the speaker departs.
Think about the days to come when I won't have to leave alone
Reflecting on the future when the speaker won't have to leave alone.
About the times yiu won't hear me say
Thinking about the times the loved one won't hear the speaker say goodbye.
Kiss me and smile for me...
Reiterating the request for a farewell kiss and smile.
I'm leaving on a jet plane I don't know when I'll be back again oh babe I hate to go
Repeating the announcement of departure on a jet plane and expressing the sorrow of leaving.
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