In the early morning rain with a dollar in my hand

And an aching in my heart and my pockets full of sand

I'm a long way from home and I miss my loved one so

In the early morning rain with nowhere to go

Out on runway number nine big 707 set to go

I'm stuck here on the ground where the cold winds blow

The liquor tasted good and the women all are fast

There she goes my friend, she's rolling down at last

Hear the mighty engines roar, see the silver bird on high

She's away and westward bound far above the clouds she'll fly

Where the morning rain don't fall and the sun always shines

She'll be flying over my home in about three hours' time

This old airport's got me down, it's no earthly good to me

'Cause I'm stuck here on the ground cold and drunk as I might be

You can't hop a jetplane like you can a freight train

So I'd best be on my way in the early morning rain