Learning to Fly
Song by Tom Petty
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Oct 18, 2026
Jim BoageHOST
I love this song.
Jim BoageHOST
But getting back to Tom Petty, he also did Don't Come Around Here No More, Learning to Fly, which was No. 1 on Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay June 29, 1991, Listen to Her Heart, Breakdown...
Jim BoageHOST
Into the Great Wide Open, which was number four on Mainstream Rock Airplay, November 2nd, 1991.
Jim BoageHOST
You're So Bad, You Got Lucky, Love is a Long Road, Refugee, Running Down a Dream, and The Waiting.
MichelleHOST
Tune in next week to another episode of the Cornell Thank You podcast.
Tom PettySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And the sun went down As it crossed the hill And the town lit up The world got still May not return And the rocks might melt And the seed may burn I'm learning to fly But I ain't got wings Coming down Is the hardest thing 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 What goes up must come down.
Tom PettySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
is the hardest thing around Thank you.
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world
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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 But I ain't got wings Coming down Is the hardest thing 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
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Around the clouds
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What goes up Must come down