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
The taxi's waitin', he's blowin his horn
Already I'm so lonesome I could die
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
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 bring 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
'Cause Im leavin' on a jet plane
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, 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
Oh, 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
But I'm leavin' on a jet plane
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.
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Videos
John Denver - Leaving on a Jet Plane
GLEE - Leaving on a Jet Plane - REUPLOAD
Leaving On A Jet Plane Glee HD FULL STUDIO