Airplane
Widespread Panic · Colorado Springs 1985 [2011]
don't know how to fly
that's ok
i got me a pilot, she's going my way
she's got wings, she's got wings...
sitting around, waiting for the mailman
don't know how he could be so slow
my good friend said, she wrote me a letter
must have been a year ago
well i got a feeling
that i'll soon be leaving home
sitting around, watching the rain fall
i don't know how it could rain so long
see the ocean, she is a woman
waits for her man, to come home
well i got a feeling
that i'll soon be leaving home
home
well i got a feeling
that i'll soon be leaving home
well i got a feeling
that i'll soon be leaving home
well i got a feeling
that i'll soon be leaving home
well i got a feeling
that i'll soon be leaving
sitting around, waiting for an airplane
don't know how to fly
that's ok
got me a pilot, she's going my way
she's got wings, she's got wings
she's got wings, she's got wings
she's got wings, she's got wings
Airplane - Widespread Panic
Widespread Panic's 'Airplane' stands as a quintessential example of the band's signature blend of Southern rock and jam band improvisation. Recorded live in Colorado Springs in 1985 and later released on the 2011 compilation 'Colorado Springs 1985 [2011]', the track captures the group's dynamic interplay between lead guitar, bass, and vocals. The song reflects the band's deep roots in the New Orleans and Memphis traditions, characterized by bluesy riffs and a loose, groove-oriented rhythm section that defines their catalog. As a staple of their live performances, 'Airplane' exemplifies the extended instrumental sections and communal energy that have made Widespread Panic a cornerstone of the American jam band scene since the late 1980s.