Leavin' home, out on the road
   I've been down before
   Ridin' along in this big ol' jet plane
   I've been thinkin' about my home
   But my love light seems so far away
   And I feel like it's all been done
   Somebody's tryin' to make me stay
   You know I've got to be movin' on
  
   Oh, Oh big ol' jet airliner
   Don't carry me too far away
   Oh, Oh big ol' jet airliner
   Cause it's here that I've got to stay
  
   Goodbye to all my friends at home
   Goodbye to people I've trusted
   I've got to go out and make my way
   I might get rich you know I might get busted
   But my heart keeps calling me backwards
   As I get on the 707
   Ridin' high I got tears in my eyes
   You know you got to go through hell
   Before you get to heaven
  
   Big ol' jet airliner
   Don't carry me too far away
   Oh, Oh big ol' jet airliner
   Cause it's here that I've got to stay
  
   Touchin' down in New England town
   Feel the heat comin' down
   I've got to keep on keepin' on
   You know the big wheel keeps on spinnin' around
   And I'm goin' with some hesitation
   You know that I can surely see
   That I don't want to get caught up in any of that
   Funky shit goin' down in the city
  
   Big ol' jet airliner
   Don't carry me too far away
   Oh, Oh big ol' jet airliner
   Cause it's here that I've got to stay
  
   Oh, Oh big ol' jet airliner
   Don't carry me too far away
   Oh, Oh big ol' jet airliner
   Cause it's here that I've got to stay
   Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah
  
   Big ol' jet airliner
   Don't carry me too far away
   Oh, Oh big ol' jet airliner
   Cause it's here that I've got to stay
  
   Oh, Oh big ol' jet airliner
   Carry me to my home
   Oh, Oh big ol' jet airliner
   Cause it's there that I belong