Toto

Songwriter: Joseph Williams David Paich

Producer: Toto

[Intro]
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa-oh!

[Verse 1]
I know what's on your mind, let's lay it on the line
All the things we're missin', ooh~
Look, I just came back to town, drank that green dragon down
It's time for me talk and you to listen

[Pre-Chorus 1]
I know my heart, I know it well
I bet your analyst forgot to ask that question
We're at the start, and time will tell

[Chorus]
Till the end, your name will touch my lips like prayin'
Till the end, I'll be the keeper of the words your heart is sayin'
Till the end, you and I will learn a language new and unspoken
Till the end, we'll be the ones who hold a key to a lock that's open

[Interlude]
Ho! Oh, yeah!

[Verse 2]
Girl, not so long ago, a boy that didn't know
That he was hurtin', ooh~
Pushed somebody down, they fell and hit the ground
But I never meant for you to be that person

[Pre-Chorus 2]
You know my heart, you know me well
It's never been my style to take advantage
We're at the start, and time will tell

[Chorus]
Till the end, your name will touch my lips like prayin'
Till the end, I'll be the keeper of the words your heart is sayin'
Till the end, you and I will learn a language new and unspoken
Till the end, we'll be the ones who share the key
To a lock that's open, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Whoa!

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
Till the end, your name will touch my lips like prayin', prayin'...
Till the end, I'll be the keeper of the words your heart is sayin'!
Till the end, yea! You and I will learn a language new and unspoken
Till the end, we'll be the ones who share a key
To a lock that's open, it's open, it's all the way open! yeah...

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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From the albums

Fahrenheit (1986)
The Essential Toto (Re-release) (2004)

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