Toto

Released: February 26, 1988

Songwriter: Steve Lukather David Paich

Producer: Bill Payne George Massenburg Toto

[Verse 1]
You gave me too many chances, now it's drivin' us apart
I keep on runnin' with the boys, girl, but then you knew that from the start
It must keep building up inside you, cause you never let it show
I know I'm hanging on the edge now, but I won't let go

[Pre-Chorus]
I never meant to hurt you, but something was on my mind
Just give me one more chance, we can make it this time

[Chorus]
Stay away, stay away from my heart - but I'm trying my best
Stay away, stay away from my heart

[Verse 2]
If you gave me three wishes, I'd throw two of them away
I've seen that look in your eye girl, I'd use the last one this way
We've been from rags to riches, but your love can't be bought
I'm just a junkyard dog, girl, who's afraid of being caught

[Pre-Chorus]
You're standing in the shadows, watching everything that I do
And I know the way things must look, it couldn't be further from the truth

[Chorus]
Stay away, stay away from my heart - I'm doing all that I can
Stay away, stay away from my heart

[Bridge]
Remember how it used to be girl, makin' love like it's the last time
We held each other close, not knowing what we'd found
You felt the pounding of my thunder, as your rain was pouring down

[Pre-Chorus]
I never meant to hurt you, but something was on my mind
Just give me one more chance, we can make it this time

[Chorus]
Stay away, stay away from my heart
Yeah, but I wanna stay here with you
Stay away, stay away from my heart
But I wanna stay away from you
Stay away, stay away from my heart
Yeah, I'm doing all I can do
Stay away, stay away from my heart
But I wanna stay away from you

Stay away
All I can do
Stay away, wanna stay (4x)
I'm doing all I can do
Stay away

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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