Cover art for Sandman by The Lettermen

Sandman

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Sandman Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Ain't it foggy outside?
All the planes have been grounded
Ain't the fire inside?
Let's all go stand around it

[Pre-Chorus]
Funny, I've been there
And you've been here
We ain't had no time to drink that beer

[Chorus]
'Cause I understand you've been runnin' from a 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

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 2]
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?

[Pre-Chorus]
Funny, I've been there
And you've been here
And we ain't had no time to drink that beer
[Chorus]
'Cause I understand you've been runnin' from a 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 runnin' from a 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 runnin' from a 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 runnin' from a 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 runnin' from a 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

[Outro]
I understand you've been runnin' from a man
That goes by the name of the Sandman

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Credits
Arranger - Vocals
Arranger - Orchestra
Production Coordinator
Recorded At
Producers Workshop (Hollywood CA)
Release Date
November 1972
Sandman Is A Cover Of
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