"Learning To Fly" lyrics

"Learning To Fly"

Well, I started out down a dirty road
Started out all alone
And the sun went down as I crossed the hill
And the town lit up, the world got still

I'm learning to fly but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing

Well, the good old days may not return
And the rocks might melt and the sea may burn

I'm learning to fly (Learning to fly)
But I ain't got wings (Learning to fly)
Coming down (Learning to fly)
Is the hardest thing (Learning to fly)

Well, some say life will beat you down
Break your heart, steal your crown
So I've started out for God knows where
I guess I'll know when I get there

I'm learning to fly around the clouds
But what goes up (Learning to fly)
Must come down

I'm learning to fly (Learning to fly)
But I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
I'm learning to fly (Learning to fly)
Around the clouds
But what goes up (Learning to fly)
Must come down
I'm learning to fly (Learning to fly, learning to fly)
I'm learning to fly (Learning to fly, learning to fly)
(Learning to fly, learning to fly)


The first single from the album. It became their most-successful single on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart.
"And the rocks might melt and the sea may burn" line was commented by Tom Petty, when he said, "That was inspired by the Gulf War. I remember that line about the rocks melting and the sea burning being directly inspired by seeing this whole thing on TV."
On the 21st of October 2017, Bob Dylan made a live cover of "Learning to Fly" at his concert in Denver, Colorado, in tribute to the recently deceased Tom Petty.
The United States Air Force Academy skydiving team, "Wings of Blue", has this song as its official one.
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