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Released: February 26, 1988

Songwriter: Joseph Williams David Paich

Producer: Bill Payne George Massenburg Toto

[Instrumental intro]

Oh!

Yeah

[Verse 1]
Side by side
I'll be yours forever
Yes, I will
Rain or shine
Any kind of weather
Any kind

[Pre-Chorus 1]
There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you
Let's take what's getting old and make it new
Oh!

[Verse 2]
Eye to eye
It's a blinding confrontation
You and I
We're a deadly combination

[Pre-Chorus 2]
So don't start mixing truth with jealousy
The road we're on is clear as far as I can see

[Chorus 1]
Pamela, don't break this heart of mine
Just remember, it may not heal this time
Pamela, there is no second chance
For the one who leaves it all behind

Yeah, I love you, little girl...
Oh!

[Verse 3]
Black and white always go together
Day and night, you're the precious jewel I treasure

[Pre-Chorus 3]
Wanting every part of you is not a crime
Could it be that you're the one who's wrong this time?

[Chorus 2]
Pamela, don't break this heart of mine
Just remember, it may not heal this time
Pamela, there is no second chance
For the one who leaves it all behind

All, yeah!

[Synthesizer solo: David Paich]

[Guitar solo: Steve Lukather]

[Bridge]
Oh, Pamela (Oh, Pamela)
Thousands of miles away, but always in my heart

[Chorus 3]
Pamela, don't break this heart of mine
Just remember, it may not heal this time
Pamela, there is no second chance
For the one who leaves it all behind
Pamela, don't break this heart of mine
Just remember, it may not heal this time
Pamela, there is no second chance
For the one who leaves it all behind

It all behind!

[Outro instrumental]

Toto

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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