All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go
I'm standin' here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
Now, the dawn is breakin', it's early morn
Taxi's waitin', he's blowin' his horn
Already I'm so lonesome I could cry

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
I'm leavin' 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 played around
So many times I've let you down
I tell you now that they don't mean a thing
Every place I go I think of you
Each song I sing I sing for you
When I come home you'll wear my wedding ring

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go