Toto

Songwriter: Toto

[Verse 1]
Where are the children we lost not long ago
Feel for the mothers who weep for them
I pray for the fathers who are standing by their side
In their world of pain and suffering

Have you ever seen the look in a hungry child's eyes?
They can't eat money or promises
Give them your smile, try holding out your hand
Let them know you're there, let them know you're there

[Chorus]
Why is it always the ones that we love
Are the ones that will never come home?
Why must all of the bridges we cross take their toll?
Always remember the voice in your head
Speaks to you when you're alone
And it comforts you
From the top of your heart
To the bottom of your soul

[Verse 2]
You can swim in a river of tears they cry
For they sleep on the winds of uncertainty
Show us a sign and make us believe again
There's no other way, oh, there's no other way

[Chorus]
Why is it always the ones that we love
Are the ones that will never come home?
Why must all of the bridges we cross take their toll?
Always remember the voice in your head
Speaks to you when you're alone
And it comforts you
From the top of your heart
To the bottom of your soul

[Chorus]
Why is it always the ones that we love
Are the ones that will never come home?
Why must all of the bridges we cross take their toll?
(Always remember) Always remember the voice in your head
Speaks to you when you're alone
And it comforts you
From the top of your heart
To the bottom of your soul

[Guitar/Piano Solo]

[Chorus]
Why is it always the ones that we love
Are the ones that will never come home?
Why must all of the bridges we cross take their toll?
Always remember the voice in your head
Speaks to you when you're alone
For it comforts you
Oh, it comforts you

Why is it always the ones that we love
Are the ones that will never come home?
Why must all of the bridges we cross take their toll?
(Always remember) Always remember the voice in your head
Speaks to you when you're alone
And it comforts you
From the top of your heart
To the bottom of your soul

[Outro]
(Speaks when you're alone)
(Speaks when you're alone)
(Speaks when you're alone) Cause it comforts you
(Will they come home?) From the top of your heart!
(Speaks when you're alone) Cause it comforts you
(Speaks when you're alone) From the top of your heart!
(Speaks when you're alone) And it comforts you
(Will they come home?) From the bottom of your soul
(Speaks when you're alone) Cause it comforts you
(Will they come home?) From the bottom of your soul

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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