Leaving on a jet plane

My composite of a jet plane (taken above my home) leaving to a warm desert clime...oh I wish!!!

Anyway cue for the classic song 'Leaving on a jet plane'; a song written by John Denver in 1966 and most famously recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary.

The original title of the song was "Babe, I Hate to Go" but Denver's then producer Milt Okun convinced him to change the title.

The song was initially recorded in 1966 by John Denver with the title "Babe, I Hate to Go." That same year, Denver chose this song along with fifteen others and, with his own money, had 250 copies pressed onto vinyl. He distributed the copies to friends and family.

Peter, Paul and Mary were so impressed with the song that they chose to record it themselves and released it on their 1967 Album 1700. However, it didn't become a hit for them until they released it as a single in 1969.

Lyrics :

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 waiting, he's blowin' his horn
Already I'm so lonesome I could cry.

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.
I'm leavin' 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 think of you
Every song I sing, I sing for you
When I come back, I'll wear your wedding ring.

(Chorus)

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
About the times, I won't have to say,

(Chorus)

[Suzanne]

I think you have captured, in both image and narrative, the urge t travel that a many of us are feeling at present.

[Shutterbug]

Love that image. The colors are amazing. And I love that song.

[ajisaac]

@ankers70 Thank you very much for your kind comments, they are very much appreciated.

[ajisaac]

@shutterbug49 Thank you kindly for your comments, much appreciated. The song is great, I love both Peter, Paul and Mary's and John Denver's version - true classics!