Bonnie Tyler

Songwriter: Tom Petty Jeff Lynne

Producer: David Aspden Matt Prior

Well it 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 learnin' to fly
But I ain't got wings
Comin' down
Is the hardest thing

Well the good ol' days
May not return
And the rocks might melt
And the sea may burn

I'm learnin' to fly
But I ain't got wings
Comin' down
Is the hardest thing

Well some say life
Will beat you down
And break your heart
Steal your crown

So it started out
For God-knows-where
I guess I'll know
When I get there

I'm learning to fly
Around the clouds
What goes up
Must come down

I'm learnin to fly
But I ain't got wings
Comin' down
Is the hardest thing

I'm learnin' to fly
Around the clouds
But what goes up
Must come down

I'm learnin' to fly
I'm learnin' to fly

Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins) was born on June 8, 1951 in Skewen, Wales. She was one of the most famous singers in the 80’s and is known for her noticeably rough and husky vocals.

Her first single, charting at #9 in her home country, “Lost In France,” put her in the public eye. After a bit of silence throughout the late 70s and early 80s, her best-selling and best-performing single on the charts of all time, “Total Eclipse of The Heart,” was released. Her 5th album, Faster Than The Speed of Night, also topped the charts in a few countries possibly because it contained Total Eclipse. Another notable song, “Holding Out for a Hero,” was released one year later for the Footloose soundtrack.

Tyler married Robert Sullivan, an Olympic judo contestant in 1973. They have no children. As of 2018, she is 66 years old and still in good health.

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