Monday, February 16, 2009

Leaving on a Jet Plane


Yep. John Denver had it right.



I've got a few memories of John Denver.... I remember him on the Muppet Show and visually I guess that's how I'll always remember him. But my strongest memories of John Denver (and more noteably, his music) will always be of those summer weeks spent at my grandparents' house, headphones on, listening to John Denver's Greatest Hits on the 8-track.



Today, upon finally purchasing my ticket for Hawai'i (I've had several people ask if I'd bought the ticket yet, and here's the answer), I found this song stuck in my head:

All my bags are packed
Im ready to go
Im standin here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
But the dawn is breakin
Its early morn
The taxis waitin
Hes blowin his horn
Already Im so lonesome
I could die
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that youll wait for me
Hold me like youll never let me go
cause Im leavin on a jet plane
Dont know when Ill be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go
Theres so many times
Ive let you down
So many times Ive played around
I tell you now, they dont mean a thing
Evry place I go, Ill think of you
Evry song I sing, Ill sing for you
When I come back, Ill bring your wedding ring
So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that youll wait for me
Hold me like youll never let me go
cause Im leavin on a jet plane
Dont know when Ill be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go
Now the time has come to leave you
One more timeLet me kiss you
Then close your eyes
Ill be on my way
Dream about the days to come
When I wont have to leave alone
About the times, I wont have to say
Oh, kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that youll wait for me
Hold me like youll never let me go
cause Im leavin on a jet plane
Dont know when Ill be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go
(words and music by John Denver)

So there you have it. My bags may not be packed, and the cab may not be waiting and honking, but the reality of this is starting to set in.

On March 3rd, I'll be leaving on a jet plane.

Don't know when I'll be back again.


1 comment:

  1. Wooo Hoooo!! Of course you'll be missed, but come on! You're moving to Hawaii! Tell Evangelina I said "Hi".

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