Lyrics by:Tom Petty/Jeff Lynne Composed by:Tom Petty/Jeff Lynne 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 and the world got still I'm learning to fly learning to fly ...
Tom Petty on stage, 1990.The opening track on Into The Great Wide Open, the eighth studio album by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, 'Learning To Fly' carried on in the same Byrds-inspired, 12-string-guitar-adorned vein as 'Free Fallin'' which had led off Full Moon Fever, Petty's 1989...
“‘Learning to Fly’ was a Jeff Lynne production,” guitaristMike CampbelltoldRolling Stone. “Tons of acoustic guitars on it, layered really thick, strumming away. My favorite part was the little drum break at the end:dica-dica-dic boom-boom. I got off on that a lot. That was fun. ...
Ever. Welcome to a new kind of school life, where you will have much more choice about where to go and what to do. In minutes, your classes will all be done; you’ll have time on your hands to study, take tests, and most importantly, to attend to the things and people you care ...