Year: 1969 -
Written by John Denver
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All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go
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I'm standing here, outside the door
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I hate to wake you up, to say goodbye
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But the dawn is breakin', it's early morn'
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The taxi's waitin', he's blown his horn
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Already I'm so lonesome, I could die
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So kiss me and smile for me
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Tell me that you'll wait for me
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Hold me like you never let me go
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'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
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Don't know when I'll be back again
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Oh babe, I hate to go
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There's so many times, I've let you down
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So many times, I've played around
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I tell you now, they don't mean a thing
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Every place I go, I'll think of you
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Every song I sing, I sing for you
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When I come back, I'll bring your wedding ring
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So kiss me and smile for me
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Tell me that you'll wait for me
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Hold me like you never let me go
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I'm leaving on a jet plane
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Don't know when I'll be back again
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Oh babe, I hate to go
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Now the time, has come to leave you
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One more time, let me kiss you
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Then close your eyes, I'll be on my way
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Dream about, the days to come
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When I won't have, to leave alone
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About the times, I won't have to say
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Kiss me and smile for me
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Tell me that you'll wait for me
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Hold me like you never let me go
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I'm leaving on a jet plane
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Don't know when I'll be back again
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Oh babe, I hate to go
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I'm leaving on a jet plane
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Don't know when I'll be back again
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Oh babe, I hate to go...
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