Toto

Songwriter: Steve Lukather Joseph Williams David Paich

Producer: Toto

[Verse 1]
Standin' on thin ice, walkin' on a fine line
Never seem to buy enough for you
If you're lookin' for a way out, then you're headed for the right place
Givin' up is something I can't do, no no

[Verse 2]
Ooh, you got sharp claws, always got your back up
Venom in your eyes, and blood so blue, yeah
Hangin' on a black tie, sippin' on a half shell
Holdin' all the cards, and a joker too, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
You should have told me sooner
I would have let you go
Now you're driving me crazy

[Chorus]
I can't stand it any longer
When you pay the price for freedom, it ain't wrong, girl
I can't stand it any longer, no

[Verse 3]
Dancin' on hot coals, playin' with a live wire
Sneakin' out the back door, you're so cool
If you really wanna move on, then there's nothing left to say
Here's a ticket for the bus stop, I'm no fool, no no

[Pre-Chorus]
You should have told me sooner
I would have let you go
Now you're driving me crazy

[Chorus]
I can't stand it any longer, ooh
When you pay the price for freedom, it ain't wrong girl, no!
I can't stand it any longer, no
Ooh, no!

[Chorus]
I can't stand it any longer, I can't take it anymore
When you pay the price for freedom, it ain't wrong, girl, no!
I can't stand it, I can't stand it, I can't stand it any longer, no!

I can't stand it any longer, I can't take it anymore
When you pay the price for freedom, it ain't wrong, girl, no!
I can't stand it anymore, I can't take this anymore, no!

Toto is an American rock band formed in 1977 in Van Nuys in Los Angeles, California. The band’s current lineup consists of Joseph Williams (lead vocals), David Paich (keyboards, vocals), Steve Porcaro (keyboards), Steve Lukather (guitars, vocals), Shem von Schroeck (bass), and Shannon Forrest (drums). Toto is known for a musical style that combines elements of pop, rock, soul, funk, progressive rock, hard rock, R&B, blues, and jazz.

David Paich and Jeff Porcaro had played together as session musicians on several albums and decided to form a band. David Hungate, Steve Lukather, Steve Porcaro, and Bobby Kimball were recruited before their first album release. The band enjoyed great commercial success in the late 1970s and 1980s, beginning with the band’s eponymous debut released in 1978. With the release of the critically acclaimed and commercially successful Toto IV from 1982, Toto became one of the best-selling music groups of their era. They are best known for the Top 5 hits “Hold the Line”, “Rosanna”, and “Africa”. Several changes to the lineup have been made over the years. Hungate left in 1982 followed by Kimball in 1984 but rejoined the band in 1998 until 2008. Jeff Porcaro died in 1992 of a heart attack. Hungate rejoined Toto as a touring musician and later a band member. In 2008, Lukather announced his departure from the band, and the remaining band members later went their separate ways. In the summer of 2010, Toto reformed and went on a short European tour, with a new lineup, to benefit Mike Porcaro, who had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and was no longer an active member of the band.

The band has released a total of 17 albums, and have sold over 40 million albums to date. The group was honored with several Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009.

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