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 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 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 let you down so many times i ve played around i tell you now they don t mean a thing ev ry place i go i ll think of you ev ry 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 leavin 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 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 oh 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 leavin on a jet plane don t know when i ll be back again oh babe i hate to go but i m leavin on a jet plane don t know when i ll be back again oh babe i hate to go