Remake of the classic by John Denver, with a bit of my spice added
Mellow and funky acoustic with a twist of reggae roots.
Story behind the song
A remake of the song by John Denver for a Final Major Project on a sound engineering course. Produced by Alex Goulding and myself in the Blue Room Studios, Hereford.
Lyrics
Verse 1:
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 breaking it’s early morn.
The taxi's waitin he's blowin his horn.
Already I'm so lonesome I could die.
Chorus:
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.
Verse 2:
There's so many times I've let you down
So many time 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.
Chorus:
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.
Verse 3:
Now the time 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
Chorus:
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.
Cause I'm leavin on a jet plane.
Don't know when I'll be back again.
Oh, babe I hate to go.
