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Leaving on a Jet Plane by John Denver is featured in Pilot, the first episode of Season One. It is sung by Will.

Will sings this song in the auditorium when he decides to leave McKinley in order to proceed an accounting career to be able to care better for Terri and the child she pretended to be pregnant with. Emma is making love notes in her yearbook around pictures of Will after she finds out he is leaving.

Lyrics[]

Will:
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
Taxi's waitin', he's blowin' 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
And 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'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
And I'm leavin' 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, now 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 that I won't have to say

Kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
And I'm leavin' on a jet plane
I don't know when I'll be back again
I'm leavin' on a jet plane
I don't know when I'll be back again
But I'm leavin' on a jet plane
I don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe...I hate...to go.

Trivia[]

  • This is the first song sung by Will.
  • Will was originally going to sing Viva La Vida by Coldplay for this scene, but the show was unable to get the rights for it at the time. The band eventually released their catalogue to them by the end of Season One.
    • Matt did record the song.

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Videos[]

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John Denver - Leaving on a Jet Plane

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GLEE - Leaving On A Jet Plane (Full Performance) HD

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Leaving On A Jet Plane Glee HD FULL STUDIO

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