Toto

Released: September 7, 1992

Songwriter: David Paich Fee Waybill Jeff Porcaro Mike Porcaro Steve Lukather

Producer: Toto

[Verse 1]
Seems the world needs a change in its attitude
It doesn't seem like there's much that a man can do
They try to sell the earth on a wild crusade
Then complain about not being paid

[Pre-Chorus 1]
How can some people have the nerve?
Hell hasn't froze but it's on the verge
It's gone way past the point of greed
How many lifetimes will we need?

[Chorus]
Cause it's never enough
They keep on takin' till they take too much
Cause it's never enough
It won't be long until they run out of luck

[Verse 2]
We've been bought and sold for a thousand years
And all I got to show is a six pack full of tears
And all the while. the fat cats. they watch from the hill
Nothing's changed, it never has, and never will

[Pre-Chorus 2]
You better strap on your sharpest spurs
For the ride of your life, cause it's gonna hurt
You can't say you didn't ask for this
It's too late to find somebody's ass to kick

[Chorus]
Cause it's never enough
They keep on takin' till they take too much
Cause it's never enough
It won't be long until they run out of luck

[Bridge]
Who's got the money, and who gets the rent?
By the time it's all over, you ain't got a cent, hey, hey

[Pre-Chorus 1]
How can some people have the nerve?
Hell hasn't froze but it's on the verge
It's gone way past the point of greed
How many lifetimes will we need?

[Chorus]
Cause it's never enough
They keep on takin' till they take too much
Cause it's never enough
It won't be long until they run out of luck

It's never enough
They keep on takin' till they take too much
Cause it's never enough
It won't be long until they run out of luck

[Instrumental]

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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