Toto

Songwriter: Joseph Williams David Paich Steve Lukather

[Verse 1]
I sense there's something wrong
Not sure what it is
And it grabs me and it's cold
I gaze into the sun
I see myself
I've been bought and now I'm owned
Surrounded by the madness
It throws me to the ground
And kick dust in my eyes
Then I hear a voice
Begging me to search
For the truth that's inside
Salvation isn't far
Time is getting short
As the canyons open wide

[Chorus]
No more waiting (boy you're running out of time)
Time is wasting (it's time to stop and start your life over)
Start life over (just turn around and you'll be on your way)

[Verse 2]
Like hungry rabid wolves
We devour anything
And everything in sight
We kneel like corporate beggars
Dream of only riches
You're never less at night
Anything we want...
Anything we need...
We're addicted to greed
There might be one more chance
If we listen to our hearts
And throw away the crown
Just tell her what you want
Show her how you feel
And slow the moment down

[Chorus] x2

[Outro]
Time is wasting...(boy you're running out of time)
No more waiting...
Start life over...
You'll be on your way

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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