What do you think Leaving On a Jet Plane means?

John Denver - Leaving On a Jet Plane Meaning

Album cover for Leaving On a Jet Plane album cover

Leaving On a Jet Plane Lyrics

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...

  1. anonymous
    click a star to vote
    Apr 11th 2017 !⃝

    Going off to the vietnam war, doesn't know when he'll be back to her.

  2. astorian
    click a star to vote
    Mar 9th 2012 !⃝

    Because this song became a hit for Peter, Paul & Mary during the Sixties, it was widely assumed that the song's narrator was a soldier going off to Viet Nam.

    In reality, it's a song about a musician heading out on the road for a long tour. He's about to take a taxi to the airport, and is saying goodbye to his girlfriend. He tells her how much he loves her and how much he's going to miss her. He dmits that he's cheated on her during past tours, but vows to be faithful this time, and promises to marry her as soon as he returns.


More John Denver songs »


 


 


Submit Your Interpretation

[ want a different song? ]




Just Posted

Free Bird anonymous
Bohemian Rhapsody anonymous
Clocks anonymous
Good Riddance (Time of your Life) anonymous
Spiderwebs anonymous
Leningrad anonymous
Songbird anonymous
Russians anonymous
A Rush Of Blood To The Head anonymous
Breaking the Habit anonymous
Asking for It anonymous
Same Mistake anonymous
Suicide Hotline anonymous
Dollhouse anonymous
Severed OuroBorosGhost

(We won't give out your email)