It's certainly her most thoughtful, and it reflects a new maturity in her and in the band. Whereas in the past she has gone to unsuccessful extremes to blend in with the rest of the band, with Learning To Crawl she has come to grips with her responsibility as band leader, and as a result the songs brim with confidence, not cockiness. And to ram home the sentiment, she snarls cat-like as the song erupts into a growling harmonica outro that rocks viciously. It's a riveting four minutes that ranks with the band's best work. Even your wife and kids Could be gone next year.
Time is the avenger.
It erodes everything, tick, tick, ticking as life slips away. Things could change today or tomorrow, but time eventually catches up with everyone and everything. She shakes her fist at the implacable forces that precipitated Scott's death, while fully recognizing that she's powerless to control them. They'll fall to ruin one day For making us part. It's a lovely song, highlighted by some deft guitar interplay between Hynde and Billy Bremner, but particularly by Hynde's lilting vocal on the opening and closing verses.