Ain't it foggy outside
All the planes have been grounded
Ain't the fire inside?
Let's all go stand around it
Funny, I've been there
And you've been here
And we ain't had no time to drink that beer

'Cause I understand you've been running from the man
That goes by the name of the Sandman
He flies the sky like an eagle in the eye
Of a hurricane that's abandoned

Ain't the years gone by fast
I suppose you have missed them
Oh, I almost forgot to ask
Did you hear of my enlistment?

Funny, I've been there
And you've been here
And we ain't had no time to drink that beer

'Cause I understand you've been running from the man
That goes by the name of the Sandman
He flies the sky like an eagle in the eye
Of a hurricane that's abandoned

I understand you've been running from the man
That goes by the name of the Sandman
He flies the sky like an eagle in the eye
Of a hurricane that's abandoned

I understand you've been running from the man
That goes by the name of the Sandman
He flies the sky like an eagle in the eye
Of a hurricane that's abandoned

I understand you've been running from the man
That goes by the name of the Sandman
He flies the sky like an eagle in the eye
Of a hurricane that's abandoned


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  • +4
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    No, its about Viet Nam, the soliders there were afraid to sleep because they didn't know if they would wake up.

    HoboSpartan7on March 10, 2007   Link
  • +1
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    The sandman is a policeman.

    T_D_Phoenixon June 22, 2006   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    There's a lot of great suggestions here but I'm leaning towards two buddies (pilots) during WW II. One is back in the U.S. after a tour while the other remains in England. "Funny I've been there... you've been here...and we ain't had no time to drink that beer." The pilot back in the states suffers from post war depression and can't sleep at night... " I understand you've been running from the man that goes by the name of the Sandman..." The pilot remaining in England has signed on for another tour... "did you hear of my enlistment".

    Chimoon January 25, 2008   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    Trust me, it's about Vietnam, the little booklet in the America's greatest hit's CD said that.

    HoboSpartan7on July 25, 2008   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    A father and son that were unable to find common ground until it was to late, I liv 7gzh45 Westinghouseed it, my son has passed. So sorry son.

    Mucheon October 15, 2022   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    This is such a great song. I'm really not sure what it's about. War maybe? "Did you hear of my enlistment?" Just a guess.

    Danelle1on March 20, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    going away to Vietnam while your friends stay at home, protesting it and what you are doing.

    Tipiaon April 15, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I think it means someone is losing a lot of sleep. The line "running from the sandman" would indicate this to me. Maybe someone is losing sleep about enlistment and the war in Vietnam during that era.

    Salohcin8on June 09, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Members of the band met as US Air Force Security Policemen, guarding planes on the flightline of an air base in England...if you fall asleep on post, you're in a world of trouble...

    Dammytteon July 13, 2006   Link
  • 0
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    The eye of a hurricane has calm weather while the storm rages all around. An eagle that flies in the eye of a hurricane hopes to weather the storm. The guy must feel that way before he goes to war.

    norderon September 10, 2006   Link

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