The entire chorus is about how lonely he was that he had to get home to see his family. He was so lonely that as a ghost, he single-mindedly wanted to see his family - so much that he got on a plane and "flew across the sky" to his home. Only when he read the telegram did he realize that he was dead and it hit him hard.
After that, the chorus repeats to reiterate the point: he didn't realize he was dead because all he wanted was to see his family.
I can't believe anybody thinks this guy survived.
The entire chorus is about how lonely he was that he had to get home to see his family. He was so lonely that as a ghost, he single-mindedly wanted to see his family - so much that he got on a plane and "flew across the sky" to his home. Only when he read the telegram did he realize that he was dead and it hit him hard.
After that, the chorus repeats to reiterate the point: he didn't realize he was dead because all he wanted was to see his family.