Discover the story of the song > Airplane – Widespread Panic

The protagonist is waiting for an airplane and doesn't know how to fly, but it's okay because they have a pilot who can take them where they need to go. They're also waiting for a letter from a friend that was written a year ago, and they feel like they'll soon be leaving home. They watch the rain fall and see the ocean as a woman waiting for her partner to come home, but the protagonist has a feeling that they'll soon be leaving too.