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 I'm 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

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to John Denver's famous song "Leaving on a Jet Plane" convey the emotions and thoughts of a person who is about to leave their loved one behind for a while. The singer is speaking directly to their partner, explaining that they are packing their bags and getting ready to leave. They feel sad and lonesome at the thought of leaving, and express this by writing, "Already I'm so lonesome I could die."

The singer asks their partner to hold them and kiss them goodbye, essentially pausing time while they can be in each other's embrace. They promise to think of their partner while they are gone, and to bring back a wedding ring when they return. The phrase "Don't know when I'll be back again" stamps the lyrics with a sense of uncertainty and regret.

The song is a touching example of a love song, in which an entire story is conveyed through just a few stanzas. The lyrics evoke empathy for the singer, who is clearly torn about leaving their loved one behind but must do so anyway.

Line by Line Meaning

All my bags are packed
I have finished packing my bags for my trip

I'm ready to go
I am fully prepared to embark on this journey

I'm standin' here outside your door
I am presently waiting at your doorstep

I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
I feel troubled to wake you up just to say farewell

But the dawn is breakin'
The sun is starting to rise

It's early morn
It's early in the morning

The taxi's waitin'
The cab is already waiting for me outside

He's blowin' his horn
The cab driver is honking his horn to let me know he's waiting

Already I'm so lonesome, I could die
I am already feeling extremely lonely even though I haven't left yet

So kiss me and smile for me
Please give me a loving kiss and smile before I go

Tell me that you'll wait for me
Promise that you'll stay and wait for me to return

Hold me like you'll never let me go
Hold me tightly as if you never want to let me go

'Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
I am departing on a plane

Don't know when I'll be back again
I'm not certain when I will return

Oh babe, I hate to go
I feel heartbroken to leave you

There's so many times I've let you down
I have failed and disappointed you countless times

So many times I've played around
I have fooled around and been unfaithful to you many times

I tell you now, they don't mean a thing
I confess that those wrongdoings have no significance or importance to me

Every place I go, I'll think of you
No matter where I go, I will always think of you

Every song I sing, I'll sing for you
I will dedicate every song I sing to you

When I come back, I'll bring your wedding ring
When I return, I will bring an engagement ring to marry you

Now the time has come to leave you
It's time for me to depart

One more time
One last time

Let me kiss you
Allow me to kiss you one last time

Then close your eyes
Please close your eyes as I leave

I'll be on my way
It's time for me to start my journey

Dream about the days to come
Think about the future ahead

When I won't have to leave alone
When I will no longer have to depart alone

About the times, I won't have to say
About the moments where I will not have to say goodbye

But, I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Even though I am reluctant, I am departing on a plane

Don't know when I'll be back again
I am uncertain when I will come back

Oh babe, I hate to go
I feel sad and unhappy to leave you

Lyrics © RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC, BMG Rights Management
Written by: JOHN DENVER

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@reservoircats1385

3y↑681

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 I'm 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
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
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

All comments from YouTube:

@viktordickinson7844

3y↑598

His music was poetry, and his music leaves imprints upon the hearts of country boys like him. Rest in peace John

@rvoorma

3y↑5

he is alive yes

@billydick9962

2y↑8

Leaves an impression even on non country folks.

@Your_Wingman

45w↑2

@@billydick9962 Amen to that 😂

@dawnjohnson3263

24w↑1

And a few city girls . . ❤️

@Matt-kd7xm

3y↑351

"It's ok to be sad, we will always be here"

@larrapappu3064

Here... HERE?! Abe XD yarr hmmmm here....
10 year later
BRO NOT EVEN IN COLLAGE WHERE IS HERE

anyway here a like

@okay38

3y↑3

@@larrapappu3064 i mean its what Calli said to Kiara when she was crying

@akibaratoram6375

that's right peko

@dmzvrs

2y↑1

Glory to takamori

@TehamiA

@@dmzvrs Glory to takamori

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@kathibennett639

3y↑619

When my sister's and I were 2,3, and 5 we sang this in the back seat of my dad's car. No seatbelts so it's a crazy memory. Dad would whistle and mom would sing to us. The best of times. Loved the sixties!

@gloriakourounis1718

2y↑11

It# 1965 again and I think of Tony when I listen to this song, who called me to ask if I wanted to go to the NY Port Authority to see him off to Duluth and say goodby. He said he'd pick me up at 5 but he never came. I had him paged at the PA but he never answered. We had a short but wonderful romance and I think of him a lot. I suppose he got sent to Nam...he never came back...never saw him again...but I will always remember him.

@lynburt6414

2y↑2

🌏

@julistarling8382

2y↑3

That's a good memory. I like it. Thanks for sharing it with us. ^____^

@fonsschoormans4442

2y↑3

Lovely memory

@YUMA-jz9xx

2y↑3

Me, too! Luv the Sixties!! ✌ ☮ 🕊

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@alextepe4309

2y↑212

Rip John Denver. This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you.

@thetallbackpacker

2y↑12

van gogh wants to know your location

@trevormiles5852

42w↑3

and more beautiful than the spoken word can tell.

@Bob-xy5cn

20w

On the contrary, This world needs about 7 billion of him.

@donutboydoesstuff1

4y↑281

I remember when my grandma heard this, It made me cry about thinking this song
My grandma died last night and This song will make me think about her 😭
Rip Grandma 1944-2020

@physes1139

4y↑4

I’m so sorry to hear that

@nihanulhoque1428

4y↑3

Im sorry to hear that

@coendebruijn1680

4y↑2

Rip

@Marcharound

4y↑2

Sorry for your loss.

@soul1921

4y↑2

OMG bro I feel for you bro it just makes me cry reading the comments and you man I feal bad for and I feel you rip your Nana and I hope you had a good time with her wen she was thare cas I say I would love to have my grandpa back

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@markmalcom6866

4y↑860

My grandson is 12 years old I got him to listen to some of Johns music recently and now a year later he was wearing some headphones and guess what. Listening to John Denver so proud

@brinsley4599

4y↑36

This feels so good to hear. I love it when kids of our generation listen to the songs of the golden ages. :)

@eloisanzara237

4y↑10

Kids these days, they don’t know the real music us q’thoomers listened to. The Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago was an absolute *banger*.

@yuhyuh5674

4y↑8

@@eloisanzara237 I was there when it happened, quite beautiful. Zoomers will never know the best days of the big bang

@AIexxo

4y↑1

There's lot of good music from the videogame Fallout 4

@yuhyuh5674

4y↑2

@@AIexxo lol no the game is trash, music is mediocre at best, and the graphics are horrible.

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@greenwave819

2y↑32

A man who had music inside the way a caterpillar has a butterfly. The beauty of his soul radiates brightening our troubled times

@m.r.3042

It's totally true. Great words, Green Wave

@lsproductions2130

3y↑204

This song makes me think of my grandfather who loved this song so dearly. He passed away last week on this day and listening to it makes me cry and feel close to him at the same time. A truly kind man.
Rest in peace pap
1943-2021

@williamwooten6156

2y↑5

A grandmother leaves a lifelong impression

@0--__597

2y↑5

So sorry for your lost 😔
Wish you all the best

@PickUpTheToy

1y↑2

❤️✌🏽

@charlessabinjr7661

45w↑2

It means a lot to me also. For you, during this hard time, I am PRAYing! ... 🙏🙏🙏

@marytorres170

19w

A lot 😅d I am not at the house yet but I'm going to

@shashsrivas

5y↑3K

The coincidence of this song's lyrics and his death are too much too handle.

@Aditya-fx2tv

5y↑18

Yepp bro

@islanangle1404

5y↑67

Exactly. Not a coincidence.
Everything happens for a reason- Klaus Baudelaire 2018

@charin951

5y↑39

Well technically he didn’t die from a jet plane

@sore5246

5y↑15

yes tooo much to handle-

@shaminasfaq7203

5y↑100

@@charin951 Doesn't matter. Only the fact that he died in plane crash is enough to break all our hearts.

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@rarerides

7y↑130

My momma used to sing me this almost every night as a kid, would put me right to sleep. God Bless you, John! RIP

@twigadiergeneral3904

2y↑58

''You do what you can do, and I'll do what I can do and together we can make a difference.''
RIP John Denver ❤️❤️

@teddywest-side6378

3y↑39

My dad played this for me when I was little before I went to sleep. John Denver and this song has a special place in my heart. He’s the reason I’m learning to play guitar and this the first song I learnt. I hope to one day play it to my kids and show them the wonders of John Denver as my dad has done for me.

@maureenwignall9529

1y↑2

I LOVE THIS

@kathleensutherland6593

8y↑196

I miss John. May he be filled with infinite love and bliss.

@peopleunite78

kathleen sutherland me too !!!

@david.biagassr2512

He was so full he just floated up to heaven.

@annalisacaponio496

42w↑9

My beloved John...thanks to him I learnt my English, poetry, love for the Sacred Nature....I wish I could meet a man like him in my life...he left on a jet plane for Heaven....god bless you John..your splendid soul is working for a better world...❤

@Polpaccio

2y↑36

John Denver never crashed. He is just still continuing to fly forever in the blue sky.

@CountryRoaduk

3y↑42

RIP Sir, we are still listening to you. In this modern era this is my most favourite song TOO

@gabrielagarofalo4676

3y↑152

My Grandma was 26, married with 3 kids, when John Denver released this song. Three years later my mom was born. My grandma would feel overwhelmed that the fact that she had 4 kids before the age of 30, and things could get stressful. She would use this song to relieve her stress. Forward 56 years (now 2020) when I play Leaving on a jet plan or country roads on my phone, she goes into this place of happiness, and knows all the lyrics, and so she sings her heart out. I feel when the time comes that my grandma leaves this earth, she will be singing this on her way up to the gates to meet the heavenly father. #JohnDenverLegend.

@julistarling8382

2y↑6

That is beautiful and beautifully told too. ❤ Thank you for sharing your story with us. ^____^

@julistarling8382

2y↑5

I love people who know how to sing when things get stressful. They are some of the best people.
The parents and grandparents are really among those whose job it is to help relieve the kids' stresses the most too, and one of the very best ways to do that is by singing
Congrats to your grandma 👵 because she obviously knows all the right things to do when times get tough and/or stressful. She sings. ^____^

@christiangranadozin4257

2y↑1

Hi :p

@msoctaviasalyer-py3vf

27w

I'll try to make this short. I was worth my grandparents care God bless you

@vrpcworld

8y↑412

Anyone who served in the military after this song came out can relate to this song in many ways and get a little choked up remembering their own experience. A classic for anyone leaving family and friends for an unknown time period. For all my fellow veterans and family, Thanking you for serving and God bless.

@ChoppingtonOtter

6y↑8

Leonardo Perez Absolutely.

@PennyPoppins1

5y↑7

Leonardo Perez...I salute you...thank you!

@LunchBXcrue

5y↑8

No thank you sir! From Canada we appreciate every single one of you, whether you're from the US or Canada, doesn't matter.

@mattmcgimpsey8255

5y↑4

I think many think that because the US was so humiliated and decisively beaten in Vietnam the valour of the veterans is forgotten. They were brave and thrown into a war they didnt want. This song sums that up

@NoName-fw8ts

5y↑8

Yes, I remember this song was playing on the radio and my dad singing along while parking his bags up for another tour in Vietnam. Damn how I missed him all my life.

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@peggyengelsen1100

26w↑30

My dad sang this for my mom with guitar on her birthday. I'm in tears everytime I hear this song.
Whenever you are in anger with your parents... remember this song. Cherish the time you have with your Mom and Dad as long as you can.

@victoriapschen

17w

I felt this. My dad sang this with guitar when i was growing up. Every time I hear this it breaks me down as well.

@reservoircats1385

3y↑681

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 I'm 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
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
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

@dewanggaputra66

3y↑5

love u

@Bo_1715

3y↑6

Thank you

@manderrl937

2y↑1

That must took a lot of time. Thanks a lot

@megshinodaaa

2y↑4

As English isn't my mother tongue sometimes I need the lyrics when I see the video... Thanks,bruh

@reservoircats1385

2y↑1

@@megshinodaaa Don't worry je te comprends très bien !

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@96825aloha

5y↑2.4K

september 06, 1965 left on a jet plane left my wife and son, going to nam, this songs says it all for me thankfully I got back home

@jacrispy3275

5y↑56

Thank you.

@whatsnewbuckaroo3386

5y↑50

Welcome home.

@bigshotr6980

5y↑16

@@pakojeimebredaupisem if your trying to get attention this is not the way to do it buddy

@pakojeimebredaupisem

5y↑7

@@bigshotr6980 Ne,samo iznosim svoje misljenje...

@lechuga8051

5y↑19

John Garrison you’re very much appreciated

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@kaylam1739

5y↑3.1K

My grandma would sing this song to me to get me to sleep, even now, at 16, when I stay at her house she’ll still sit with me and sing to me while I fall asleep. She’s the most kind and sweet woman I know.. love her more than anything ❤️❤️

Edit Aug 2022- my grandma passed away September 9th 2021. What I wouldn’t give to hear her sweet voice sing this to me again. I miss her so much everyday. She was my rock🤍

@salty4402

5y↑46

Kayla IsWeird same with me but I live with my grandma and I’m 13 and she has been singing it to me all my life

@natalkabanasova5983

4y↑49

I love these comments honestly it melts my heart

@timothywells8410

4y↑24

Adorable, love hearing stories like that👍

@bethb7965

4y↑12

Such a sweet story!!

@thecoganfamily

4y↑31

Keep cherishing those moments with your Grandma and thank you for sharing your feelings and love. In todays world of anger violence hatred etc, its so refreshing to hear of love.

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@user-zv2dt2uw2w

3y↑48

I just love this guy's voice! He is missed!

@Artisticstudio9

2y↑19

John Denver was an angel on the planet. No words touched hearts like the way he sang. Love.

@thetwitchywitchy

4y↑71

It's crazy how I literally havent heard this song in many many years, but the lyrics flood back to me and its like I had just sang it just the other day.
I love John Denver

@jorgesalgado2012

3y↑32

Pain.

@melaniepayne4189

3y↑42

I'm just here because I'm kinda old and I still love his songs. To me they're timeless🙂❤

@jamesdalton2310

2y↑1

He’s a good artist.. how are you doing?

@himitsu7786

26w

Сегодня я впервые услышал эту прекрасную песню😢

@ratelmike8825

2y↑22

Learned to appreciate this amazing singer more as I've got older... wonderful music

@erikhall7389

5y↑257

2019 folks i know you're there. RIP the legend John Denver

@deboral7964

Erik Hall yes!

@Ryopan28

5y↑1

Abso-fuckinglutely

@eliaslowrey750

yup

@memoore68

5y↑2

First concert I ever went to , my dad brought me whom just passed away August 12th, awesome concert! Back in 1973

@nancysaju8441

5y↑1

A Legend he is indeed.

@sisleymichael

4y↑33

Such a clear, pure voice. He made folk music cool again! We need another John Denver these days.

@cordobes171

2y↑16

I've heard this song for the 1st time by Peter, Paul & Mary, I was 16-17. I'm 70, still get goosebumps when I play it.

@GaiaCarney

2y↑8

Thank the heavens for sharing John Denver with us 🕊 The world is a better place with his eternal music 🌈

@RetiredWarriorHUAW

9y↑59

Our unit sung this song as we were on the tarmac in Ft. Hood back in 2005, I was still a kid at 32 and wore my feelings on my sleeve then.

@user-ht4gb2fw4e

8y↑7

+Retired Warrior ..November 11th is tomorrow. Honor to you and unit, and the others who made the sacrifice for nation. Theres no "Glory" though. Only the tragic respect for everyone from Bunker Hill, to Antietam, right through to Guadalcanal and Tarawa, Khe San, Faluja, and on goes the sad list of loss and courage................ps: My grand pa was in a Belgian trench in 1917. He saw what the big rats do. He saw humans sucked into the mud. He made it though. Mortar wound in the ankle, bullet wound under the left ear. But it was a different world. A shred of decency existed. They really did sing with Germans at Christmas in some places. But then officers would chase everyone back to theyre positions. But at least there was that brief light of humanity.

@Stratahoovius

8y↑9

+Retired You guys are heroes!

@theflyfishingdipper7285

8y↑3

Thanks for your service in joining in 2018

@Good_Guitarist

5y↑4.9K

he may have left on a jet plane, but listening to his music on country roads take you home every time.

@paulitsjmp

4y↑27

John denver

@OverdosedReality

4y↑106

I wonder how many people really understood the humour in this comment 🤣🔥

@dawnaarmstrong5923

4y↑24

I understood what you meant. In the same token you got to give them credit for all there Love and sharing with us.

@berndhetzer8407

4y↑7

@@dawnaarmstrong5923 ..

@-caitlin-2225

4y↑6

truee

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@jaybradley7728

2y↑15

My mom passed away 11 years ago. She would sing this all the time. Brings me to tears all the time, but now I smile up at her and sing and cry🥺❤️💙

@markclifford1857

Hello 👋 Jay. How are you doing ? Hope you are fine. I'm Mark Clifford and from Denver Colorado, where are you from? You seem like a real country girl

@skeletorlikespotatoes7846

2y↑54

Every single song of John Denver is so clear, so beautiful. Miss this man. Hopefully one day I'll be driving and find my self on country roads

@101brickbulider

9y↑609

When I was an infant my mother used to play John Denver songs to stop me from crying because I had Colic and his music would make me stop crying for some reason.

That was like 14 years ago...
Now I sit on YouTube and listen to old Johnny still.

God Bless you all. Have a great evening or day !

@kevincoutu2746

+curtis gilford me it was joe nichols what's a gotta do lol

@marcus1750

Thank you!

@werewolffamguy8597

6y↑2

TheCrew Vlogs This almost made me cry. Know you’ll probably never see it since this comment is two years old lol

@victoriacuratolo3358

6y↑2

what a lovely story! I'd hope to sing John Denver songs when I have children.

@theplotdragon

6y↑1

I know this might be two years late... But I wish you the same friend!

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@garylyons6859

9y↑137

How ironic that he left this world in a tragic plane crash that this is one of his most famous songs. He was a great man with an incredible voice. Right up there with the greatest singers of all time. RIP John Denver

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@charliehillman4081

6y↑2

gary lyons Death is only a tragedy if you make it so

@conniemartin6724

Really, then it is surely a loss

@zildacamilodasilvafilgueir7015

6y↑3

The John Denver Lives inside of us Heart because your sons is still inspirabled all folks since baby Boomers to Silvers and much more...

@egg6631

3y↑8

"tell me that you will wait for me"

forever legend

@davidshand7387

3y↑14

He has the sweetest voice, I grew up with mum and dad listening to his beautiful songs, thanks for the most fantastic memories, you really are a total legend. God bless you, you will always be in my heart..xxx...

@robertbrown6933

8y↑1.8K

left on a jet plane... destination : heaven.

@donnahepburn1562

8y↑13

+Robert brown i would prob be on the downward one. :-(

@David-bp7zu

8y↑37

If Heaven is up then heaven is every direction because the Earth is a spheroid.

@justinfouts2191

8y↑9

+David Friggy unless you crash

@hunterlee8383

8y↑11

not a jet plane, a propeller plane

@GizmoRose

8y↑5

yeah that's funny sure yep

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@CuppyCakeyZ

4y↑54

This comment is dedicated to all of those who are leaving on a jet plane, pursuing their goals and leaving their loved ones. We love the adventure but we also hate to go.

@ravincraven

2y↑4

He had one of the loveliest voices in folk music...so gentle.

@jamesdalton2310

2y↑2

Yes his songs live on in our heart and give me a lot of memories.. hope life have have treating you good??

@bradleedaniels5072

2y↑6

I was lucky enough to have a dad who showed me all the good songs of the 50s 60s and 70s and 80s he was born in 1967 I’m 17 now and he’s still showing me all this good music a lot of kids are not lucky enough to have a appreciation for old music and it saddens me

@SUGAR_XYLER

7y↑71

the music belongs to us
John belongs to the stars

@johngomez4960

6y↑431

he is flying he’s plane to heaven

@uncledrewshoereview3886

5y↑13

He has already landed

@noahahmad8860

5y↑2

Maybe the journey is heaven

@catedoge3206

5y↑4

His*

@buffalocrackerdong6978

5y↑1

*Reserved spot in heaven

@Donnoha

5y↑4

Sorry. Planes can’t escape gravity, much less get to heaven.

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@shaayaan8397

2y↑10

This man used to write poetry over guitar strings. Like no one else could.

@TheAnonymoussinger09

2y↑13

My dad sang this song whenever we would go on holiday, it held a special place in my heart then. Now to have him pass it holds a whole new meaning. I miss him more than even John Denver’s words could show.

@MissRobbiOKC

8y↑118

His music makes me cry. It's so pure, so beautiful, so simple, yet intricate. It reminds me of when I was a teenager, and of my mom. It was something good we could share.

@MissRobbiOKC

8y↑1

Oh wow! That must have been an amazing feeling for you. How awesome.

@MissRobbiOKC

8y↑1

LOL, how funny. Sounds like he trusted you, and needed someone to talk to.

@jjxyou

I think you are a happy child in your chilhood

@isuramedina4745

Roberta Henry 😞

@assvacuum

His music has the same effect on me becausewhen I would go to my grandparents house my grandfather would always play country and western on the radio. He passed away in 2015 I was 11 at the time and John Denver songs and the song “in the shadow of the valley” remind me of him

I miss him so much

@infiniteembrace

3y↑20

A song the narrates his departure from this world, decades before it happened

@rishi6764

2y↑6

I am thankful that I got to listen to this beautiful song at this point in my life. Thank you, the powers that be.

@nenenpiezasingente4760

2y↑8

“ I don’t when I’ll be back again…” It was so meaningful! He’s always in our hearts. Forever loved.🙏❤️🙏

@qwave1322

2y↑1

Such a sweet and pure soul. Too good for this world. I hope he is in a better place.

@RiverGriffith2016

9y↑23

This was a song my mum used to sing to me every night to help me fall asleep as a child, it almost brought me to tears hearing it.

@joenugent4994

9y↑1

I swear my mom did the same exact thing when I was really young. Brings back the feels

@dingotony1

10y↑173

I met John Denver in the 1970,s at Sydney airport at the TAA terminal while he was on tour, spoke to him for about 15 mins (took some photos), with my girlfriend and sister, he was really gracious and pleasant. We found that we had a couple of things in common - same birthday and we had both studied Architecture (I was a 2nd year student) He was very popular in Australia at that time and all his shows were sold out. I took my Father to his Sydney Sports-ground show and it was excellent. A 3 hour concert, including The Sydney Symphony Orchestra, He found common ground with a lot of people through his music. His work for the environment will always be commended. RIP

@somerandomguy3532

5y↑1

Amazing!

@sambrown2566

5y↑1

Man, the rest of us youngins won't get the chance to meet him in person now...

@paulineschmidhofer1602

2y↑3

Your grandmother has great taste...as my grandmother did...I'm a grandma now but will never forget this song when I first heard it so many years ago....bless you..I was 16 then..and I did go and left everything behind ...now all I want is to go back home... much love and respect to the great John Denver who inspired me with his music

@markclifford1857

Hello 👋 Pauline. How are you doing ? Hope you are fine. I'm Mark Clifford and from Denver Colorado, where are you from? You seem like a real country girl

@magicfetus4964

2y↑19

I was randomly listening to music, then my dad suddenly heard this and told me that when the first time he rode an airplane, this is the song that is being played. He sang this for me after that. Now, this song is my favorite♥️

@asrielgoddard8

3y↑36

Come back home Tenchou. Die Heimat heißt dich willkommen.

@Lv99xCharizard

3y↑47

KFBeats on life support right now

@Stongna_Bologna

3y↑16

My mom sang this to me before I moved out for the first time and she just passed this March. I love this song but I cannot get through it without crying anymore.

@kaeviason7476

3y↑1

Sorry for your loss <3

@lindapadley5806

1y↑8

John was a brilliant singer! Much missed.

@johndent8760

7y↑87

He left too early such a talent

@19660125

4y↑20

One of my favorite John Denver songs.

@gerhardsittig4031

2y↑3

Viel zu früh gegangen. Bin total emotional bei seiner Musik und könnte immer wieder in Tränen ausbrechen.

@georgehunt8098

3y↑12

My grandfather loved this song so I listen to this to remember him by

@AndressaBDS

4y↑67

What a beautiful song... oh my beloved Ben Solo... 😔😢😭💔

@andrerieumaastricht9811

3y↑1

Wonderful!! My name is Zachary, son of John Denver, I know you are shocked to get a text from me 😊I want you to be calm, sincerely this is my official YouTube. He must have passed away but was loved by many across the globe. Feel free to write to me, tell me how his music has kept you going. I love you all. Much love.
💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

@ZicajosProductions

8y↑259

HONESTLY have no idea how people dislike John Denver's music. I never personally knew John but I genuinely miss him.

@MNTayler

8y↑4

+Joe N. me too

@borgwir

8y↑1

+Joe N. because every song sounds the same, and it is made for hippies with dreadlocks and joints...but i like this sound, i am no hippie tho :D

@ZicajosProductions

borgwir I guess that may be one way to put it, but I don't really consider it just hippie music. I wasn't around (not even close) when the hippie age was in its prime, so I couldn't say, but I really do like his music!

@MNTayler

8y↑1

+borgwir so like the racist rappers? go away

@MNTayler

8y↑7

+borgwir you know. why is your opinion more relevant than mine? we all like different things. go away unless you can respect EVERYONE.

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@ovidiuruica6069

2y↑3

RIP ! John ..I grow with these beautiful songs..

@IMChrysalis

2y↑35

I've heard this a million times or so, growing up in the 60's... and today it popped into my head out of the past. Suddenly my brain made the connection to soldiers going off to all the wars of mankind... they don't know when, or whether, they will be back... heartbreaking.

@angelwithbrokenwings2456

2y↑3

You got if !! I tear up when I hear it !! Subsequently my wife lost her mind! I often think these war years played a part!!

@lynnejensen1050

2y↑2

I was in my early 20s when this song first came out . My fiancee was leaving for Vietnam. We decided to wait for marriage until he returned. He did come home and this has been our song for 52 years now.

@whocares8349

4y↑15

One of the greatest songs ever made. John Denver is a national treasure.

@benji-pt3rq

international

@ericschultz920

1y↑1

Mama Cass wrote it 😢

@ericschultz920

1y↑1

Love the kerchief around his neck

@MisfitsFiendClub138

4y↑25

Amazing how his music just reaches in and touches your heart soul mind. Priceless👍

@ahuman1756

3y↑7

Me and my grandpa used to both love listening to John Denver on road trips. Are favorite album was the essentials. My grandpa passed a month ago and I still listen even though it makes me cry every time

@RSMotorsport74

3y↑3

I'm so sorry for your loss.

@rohanmondal1245

3y↑2

Love you. Makes me remind of my grandma!

@IMChrysalis

2y↑1

We all miss someone, with this song...

@tsm7964

1y↑6

He is easily one of the BEST songwriters of all time.

@marendenison3391

8y↑6.9K

If only he had taken a country road instead of leaving on a jet plane he might still be with us ;,,,,(

@ratavernier

8y↑61

So true!

@Stephen123gamerreal

8y↑36

Yeah.. I know hah

@kimaddrisi6098

8y↑59

He made a very hard choice

@Stephen123gamerreal

8y↑16

Yeah ...

@seanobrien9376

8y↑68

Maren Denison think he had done it all...died in a plane he built.

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@jaspervanderblint7986

9y↑15

John you are a true legend RIP.

@rolandobaldecasa8978

8y↑1

+Jasper Van Der Blint i like song

@user-bz6zp8pu5g

18w↑2

My go to music still after all this time ! I am thinking about you and your family John, thanku for your music, it made my childhood great, we sung country roads everywhere we went ❤!

@MarcosBryant-mr7jw

13w

What do you admire most about John

@magnoliapugana

8y↑25

When I hear his voice I feel like he has been my friend since long time ago. I feel him very close although I never saw him in concert.

@richardleaton9070

is this jesss?

@nickkperezy

7y↑122

John Denver, still waiting for you to come back for that jet plane.

@conniemartin6724

7y↑16

Go see him one day in heaven.

@lindeyoeono5403

7y↑3

Nikolaius maybe God needed his voice in heaven. Beautiful.

@maxxdevice4263

5y↑1

Alden buyer he knows

@siscrumpet3427

Yup

@tomrennick5130

2y↑5

I greatly enjoy John Denver's songs and he only got better as he got older. His song, "Calypso" is one of my favorites. All that said, Denver's song, "Leaving On A Jet Plane" brings back the 1960's as few songs of that era can. Even so, and I must confess, Mary Travers rendition of this song (lead singer for "Peter, Paul, & Mary") is the quintessential version. She imbues it with the pathos that Denver clearly intended, but that only her voice could evoke. That said, thank you, John, for writing this. You wrote it from the heart, and it shows.

@kennye4950

4y↑9

John Denver's songs are timeless marvels
Every song will be loved 100 years from now
RiP John Denver
We miss you

@Straw_Hat_Gamer

4y↑281

I played this at my mom's funeral. If it was about a son leaving his mother this would say a lot of stuff I wish I was able to.

@spl_0

4y↑8

Matt's Place I’m so sorry for your loss.....

@easy-electronics-rnr3920

3y↑1

Love his songs

@busterbricks

3y↑2

Matt what a great guy and son you must be x

@iramariahcruzferrer9901

2y↑2

I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm also here because my father already passed away yesterday morning. ☹️

@Straw_Hat_Gamer

2y↑1

@@iramariahcruzferrer9901 sorry to hear that. I wish you the best 🙏 Thia song is a very good song. Love listening to it.

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@All-ze9cl

1y↑5

My mom sang this to me when i was little. Her father, my grandpa, who passed from cancer before i could meet him, loved this song. Even when i was very little, i got incredibly strong emotions from this. She would start to tear up and it would make me sob uncontrollably. In the context of my grandpa, the lyrics sting even more. My mom sang this in a very slow meloncholic way and it would be so calming, but so heart breaking. I love you grandpa.

@missmable6015

3y↑10

This song pretty much summed his life up, he left this world on a plane.

@kasig2013

3y↑39

Well, thanks to Calli and Kiara, I'll never be able to hear this song without crying like a baby. Thanks guys. Wish you two nothing but the best.

@dzakyawalin204

3y↑1

yeahh same as me

@jjlynn1451

9y↑51

I love John Denver!! How anyone cant, is beyond my comprehension! A lot of haters loved him after he died. RIP JOHN DENVER, Your voice and love of life and animals is truly missed!!

@jjlynn1451

9y↑3

Right?! I miss his uniqueness

@leonidasrosadiocarlos4749

JJ Lynn CTC

@markthomas5531

Haters hated him coz he was so God gifted with immense talent...

@sherrycordaro3794

2y↑3

I miss you John Denver!! Your music lives on!! Godbless and Amen!!

@jeffallan6866

44w↑4

Brings back memories of my youth, mixed with anguish of parting and the hope of reconnecting with a soul mate, beautiful nostalgia.

@marcusgomez2520

3y↑26

my mom used to sing this song before she left my dad still cant listen to this without crying my eyes out its been 20 years

@PieterPatrick

5y↑39

Always cry when I'm trying to sing along with this song.

@bitoffbalance4021

2y↑2

The voice is too good to be true . The sheer nonchalance in his voice is wonderful

@faizaans786

10y↑55

R.I.P thumbs up to show your respect for the greatest

@thisguy2678

10y↑4

Yeah, people letting you get an e-peen because you got likes on a YouTube video sure shows respect to John Denver.

@happyhomebody9841

10y↑27

It was 1981, I was 9 & my sister had just died giving birth to her third child. Her little girls sang me this song before they moved out of my room to never see them again until 15 yrs. Later. I will never forget that day under the big oak tree. We hugged & cried.

@dixieb5456

9y↑9

i am sorry to hear, of this family hurt - its amazing, how music, can bring us to the past - sometimes happy , sometimes sad
God Bless

@VanceJoudrey

9y↑1

Why 15 years? I need some closer here!

@katienoseworthy1623

3y↑18

This was my dads favorite song before he died, i wanted to play it again bc i missed hearing him playing it on the guitar. brings back memories :)

@nielreyes7663

I make a cover of it and I love it ❤️
Hope you reach you all
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mg1EvRGSLbQ&t=12s

@analuisarangel3226

49w↑2

The greatest songwriter and singer in the 70's 80's and up to date.💕💕

@stolasburrito74656

5y↑108

Merlin from the Kingsman is what brought me to John Denver.

I realized how many songs I like are by him.

Now I’m staying here.

@georgedoherty5049

5y↑2

As a soldier leaving for a far flung land this song is so poignant God bless John denver

@SaSa-hz2wx

5y↑2

Rosehip Of St. Gloriana hey!!me either!!haha

@Emimilykity

5y↑4

I found my love for John Denver when I was 12 1/2 back in 2006. I'm so happy he's become more recognized now because of that movie. That movie came out a few weeks before the 20th anniversary of his death, which I think made it a little more special.
I find it amusing how my friends used to hate on my taste in music simply because it was old, but now they enjoy it because it's become popular in movies nowadays.

@lushmush529

5y↑2

Rosehip Of St. Gloriana same country roads

@johannaharms4566

Ich liebe das Lied du bist ein prima Sänger👍♥️

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@stecklein7

8y↑224

This song is so beautiful. I am rendered to a sobbing mess by then end. Each and every time. Just beautiful.

@fguharay

8y↑4

It is about hope and our capacity to usher changes

@stecklein7

7y↑7

I love change, to be honest. Growing and learning. I've never known what it is to be stagnant, thankfully. But this song.......Tears. Me...Up...

@pennydelvalle5291

6y↑1

I'm doing the same right now.

@sissorsister83

6y↑1

stecklein7 I thought I was the only one who cry when I hear John Denver songs

@peopleunite78

stecklein7 this song really brings me to tears too 😢

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@swapnilmanjrekar3116

3y↑14

Every time i leave my home while joining the vessel for my job in merchant Navy.. this song always rings in my brains..
beauty ❤️❤️

@PuppyKatt

2y↑4

Sadly, that is exactly how he left us.😪

@marji889

9y↑11

I love john Denver's music... great talent

@jamesdalton2310

He’s music gives me a lot of memories.. how are you doing Marge?

@ciaunitedstatesofamerica4616

4y↑8

He is maybe gone but he is still In our hearts forever and ever.

@sallyrojas868

2y↑2

Ashely, hearing this song of john denver reminded me of old memory.In High school, we had assembly in the autorium. We all wondered who was singing for us all. It was fellow of our high school who graduated years before. He was singing. Well, he sang all john denver songs. His name is Steve Burroughs. He was just awesome. There a message there. I want to let you know you are just beautiful inside out. You are blessed, truley. Look forward, to what this new year brings! Awsome! :)