Apparently, since his bags were packed and he was ready to go, he left — but, as it turns out, it was not on a jet plane, but in an experimental, two-seater, single-engine job. Still, it seems safe to say that he does not know when he'll be back again, and that babe, he hated to go.
John Denver was never played in a game.
Thankfully, the author of The Naked And The Dead has aligned himself with the latter.
(d) November 10th, 2007