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 good bye
But the dawn is breaking it's early morning
The taxi's waiting he's blowing 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 leaving on a jet plane
I 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 wear 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
I'm leaving on a jet plane
I 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 time I want have to say

Leaving on a jet plane
I don't know when I'll be back again.
Oh, Babe I hate to go....