[Intro — Low radar pulse, rising timpani drums] Round and round. Sweep the sky. Eyes wide open— Flying high. [Verse 1] Four engines roll, wheels leave the ground, Big dish turning, looking all around. E-3 Sentry climbs out of sight, Takes its watch on the edge of night. Through the cloud and the noise below, Find that track, let the fighters know. Every heading, every call— One more piece of the picture for all. [Pre-Chorus — Build] Read the screen. Cut through the noise. Out of the static— A steady voice. [Chorus — Driving, big hook] Eyes up high, eyes up high, Round and round in the midnight sky. See it coming, pass it on, Keep that watch till the break of dawn. AWACS, hear that call— Eyes up high, watching it all. [Verse 2] Cold War wings and a long night crew, Miles of sky with a job to do. Headsets crackle, the watch rolls on, Coffee cold and the daylight gone. Across the ocean, above the sand, Link the air to the crews on land. Different flags on the same flight line, Clear comms when it’s down to the wire. [Pre-Chorus — Build] Read the screen. Cut through the noise. Out of the static— A steady voice. [Chorus] Eyes up high, eyes up high, Round and round in the midnight sky. See it coming, pass it on, Keep that watch till the break of dawn. AWACS, hear that call— Eyes up high, watching it all. [Bridge — Half-time, then rising] No lone ace. No victory roll. A hundred moving pieces— Keep the picture whole. One voice calls. One crew responds. The dish keeps turning, And the watch goes on. [Final Chorus — Full power] Eyes up high, eyes up high, Round and round in the midnight sky. See it coming, pass it on, Keep that watch till the break of dawn. AWACS, hear that call— Eyes up high, watching it all. [Outro — Choral voices over fading radar pulse] Oh-oh, eyes up high. Oh-oh, sweep the sky. Round and round. Night rolls on. Next crew ready— The watch goes on.
