Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Learning To Fly (Version 1)

(Tom_Petty_and_the_Heartbreakers_song) You and I will meet again When we’re least expecting it Somewhere in some far-off place I will recognize your face I won’t say goodbye to my friend For you and I will meet again I heard you singing to no one I saw you dancing all alone One day, you belonged to me The next day, I just wouldn’t know One day, all the rules will bend And you and I will meet again I’ve got a feeling I’ve got a feeling so strong Maybe someday our roads will cross A red-winged hawk is circling The blacktop stretches out for days How could I get so close to you And still feel so far away? I hear a voice come on the wind Sayin’ you and I will meet again I don’t know how, I don’t know when But you and I will meet again One day, all the rules will bend: The original quote was made by a man who should know: American General, Douglas MacArthur (who famously broke a lot of rules). His actual quote is: “Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.“ How could I get so close to you and still feel so ...: Faraway, So Close! (German: In weiter Ferne, so nah!) It is a 1993 German fantasy film directed by Wim Wenders, who co-wrote the screenplay with Richard Reitinger and Ulrich Zieger. It is a sequel to Wenders’ 1987 film Wings of Desire. But you and I will meet again: The song “You and I Will Meet Again“ appears to reflect on the idea of reunion and the uncertainty of when and where it may happen. In the first verse, Petty sings about the unexpected nature of their future meeting, emphasizing that it will occur when they least expect it. The second verse suggests a past relationship or connection that is now distant and unknown. The bridge expresses a strong feeling or intuition that their paths will cross again someday. In the third verse, the mention of a red-winged hawk circling and the open blacktop represents a sense of vastness and distance. The outro reiterates the uncertainty surrounding the timing and circumstances of the meeting. Returning to a familiar desert backdrop (see “You Got Lucky“), Petty and his band sit on top of α cluster of airplanes as a montage shows a young boy coming of age step-by-step, earning his wings. What did Tom Petty mean by Learning to Fly? From Songfacts: Many people assume that this song is about drugs, but it isn’t. Tom got the idea for this when he saw a pilot being interviewed on TV. The pilot said how it wasn’t hard learning to fly... the hardest part was coming down. Learning. “‘Learning to Fly’ was a Jeff Lynne production,” guitarist Mike Campbell told Rolling 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. ... That’s the miracle of the song. There’s really not much to it. It’s really simple music, simple lyrics.”