All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go   I'm standing here outside your 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 blowin' 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'll 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, they don't mean a thing      Every place I go, I'll think of you   Every song I sing, I'll sing for you   When I come back, I'll bring your 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      'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane   Don't know when I'll be back again   Oh babe, I hate to go      Now the time has come to leave you   One more time, let me kiss you   Then close your eyes and I'll be on my way      Dream about the days to come   When I won't have to leave alone      So kiss me and smile for me   Tell me that you'll wait for me   Hold me like you'll 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