| Leaving on a Jet Plane A Sam Musical Poste-ep Vignette I stood in my office, which was basically half a dozen boxes, plus a desk and chair, deep in thought. She wanted me to stay. I wanted to stay. So what was the problem? I couldn�t stay. The most I could stay in the first place was an extra night. And I knew what Dana wanted. I�d have been lying to myself if I had thought I didn�t want the same thing. But it would be one night, and, from what I knew of Dana, she would rather be alone than be someone�s one-night stand. And, though I�d never think of her as such, that�s basically what it would be. I couldn�t do that to her. Sighing, I picked up my coat and bag. On my way out, I found myself staring through the window at her. She was busy producing the show, which had just stared, her mind on the mini-party I�d told her I would stay for. I�d lied. All my bags are packed, I�m ready to go, I�m standing here outside the door. I hate to wake you up to say goodbye. But the dawn is breaking, it�s early morn. The taxi�s waiting, blowing his horn. Already I�m so lonesome I could die. //Stop that,// I scolded myself. //You�re doing this for her sake, remember?// I kept telling myself that as I turned and headed down the hallway. 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, Don�t know when I�ll be back again. Oh, babe, I hate to go. I caught the elevator and made my way to the lobby for the last time. Something inside me was telling me I could never come back. Dana would kill me. At least, in a zillion other cities, I could put her out of my mind. Except I knew I couldn�t, not ever. 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.. Once I got to the airport, I seemed to see her everywhere. Every blonde seemed to become her identical twin. I swore I heard her voice behind me, but when I looked back, all I saw was a janitor. 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 leaving on a jet plane Don�t know when I�ll be back again Oh, babe, I hate to go. I boarded the nearly empty plane. Glancing at my watch, I saw it was 12:06. Dana was about to notice I was gone when she rushed to my office with a strawberry cake in her hands. Meanwhile, I was taking my long last look at New York City. The City of Gershwin and Cole Porter. And Dana. Now the time has come to leave you One more time, let me kiss you 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 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 Don�t know when I�ll be back again Oh, babe, I hate to go. As I gazed at the window, my reflection on the glass merged with the image of Dana�s face which my mind was projecting, and our faces became on for that instant as the plane ascended into the night sky. I�m leaving on a jet plane Don�t know when I�ll be back again Oh, babe, I hate to go. |