All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go
I'm standing here outside the door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
But the dawn is breakin', it's early morn'
The taxi's waitin', he's blown his horn
Already I'm so lonesome I could die
So kiss me and smile for me, tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you never let me go
'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go
There's so many times I've let you down, so many times I've played around
I tell you now that they don't mean a thing
Every place I go I'll think of you, every song I sing I sing for you
When I come back I'll bring your wedding ring
Now the time has come to leave you
One more time let me kiss you, then close your eyes, I'll be on my way
Dream about the days to come
When I won't have to leave alone, about the times I won't have to say
I`m leaving on a jet plane, don`t know when I`ll be back again
Oh, babe, I hate to go