Leaving on a jet plane
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 breaking, it’s early morn
the taxi’s waiting, he’s blowing his horn
i’m ready
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 leaving 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 let you down
so many times i’ve played around
i’ll 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
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 leaving 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, oh, let me kiss you
close your eyes and i’ll be on my way
dream about the days to come
when i’ll won’t have leave alone
about the times that 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 leaving on a jet plane
i don’t know when i’ll be back again
oh, babe, i hate to go
i’m leaving on a jet plane
i don’t know when i’ll be back again
oh, babe, i hate to go
but i’m leaving on a jet plane...
昨天吃完晚餐坐車回去時,同事放了這首歌給我聽,
他微笑著說"這首歌很適合現在聽了."
我愣住了,想到4年前,
我也是聽著這首歌,離開台灣,
那時,我還有人在等著我,跟歌曲中一樣.
四年前要離開台灣時,每聽到這首歌,
就覺得很難過,"I don’t know when i’ll be back again",
這種心情,最討厭了.
四年很快就過去了,我已經知道我的歸期,
這次回去,我是篤定的,沒有猶豫的,欣然的,期待的,
等了四年,我終於如我願的要回去了,
雖然我已經不知道台灣那邊有什麼值得我抱著熱情去對待?
曾經熟悉的一切卻都變了未知.
但我還是滿懷希望的等待能遇到些什麼.
好壞都勝過在這裡安穩沒變化的一切.
我坐在車裡,不經意的跟著哼這首歌,
唱到"I hate to go"這句,同事突然改了歌詞,
"U have to go."他說.
"我知道.yes,I’ve to go."
"妳回台灣要好好過喔!希望妳一切順利."
"我會的."原本心情愉快的我,突然覺得有東西卡在胸口.
車子慢慢駛進我家,停在大門口,幾盆盛開的胡姬花前,
深紫跟豔黃,即使是夜晚還是依稀分辨的出,
然而再過一星期,這也不再是我家了,
"一路順風."
"謝謝."
"要保重喔!"
"你也是."
我們握手,相視一笑,然後給對方一個擁抱.
"再見."
"Bye!"
然而我們都知道,我們再見的機會,已經是微乎其微了.
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