Africa

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Africa by TOTO

About Africa

The song was included on their 1982 album Toto IV, and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in February 1983 and number three on the UK Singles Chart the same month. The song was written by the band's keyboardist David Paich, who also sings both verses of the song, and drummer Jeff Porcaro. Bobby Kimball sings the chorus. The song almost cut from the Toto IV record prior to its release. Having spent an incredible amount of time producing the tune, the band became so tired of the song that they didn’t want it on the album. .

Africa Lyrics

[00:03.85] Come on up
[00:07.66] Hey
[00:10.04]
[00:31.62] I hear the drums echoing tonight
[00:35.45] But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
[00:43.43] She's coming in 12:30 flight
[00:47.02] The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation
[00:55.34] I stopped an old man along the way
[00:58.50] Hoping to find some long forgotten words or ancient melodies
[01:06.80] He turned to me as if to say
[01:10.32] Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you
[01:14.72]
[01:16.92] It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
[01:22.43] There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
[01:27.39] I bless the rains down in Africa
[01:32.58] Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
[01:38.56]
[01:50.67] The wild dogs cry out in the night
[01:54.15] As they grow restless longing for some solitary company
[02:02.40] I know that I must do what's right
[02:05.23] As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serangetti
[02:11.98]
[02:14.04] I seek to cure what's deep inside
[02:17.56] Frightened of this thing that I've become
[02:21.69]
[02:24.39] It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
[02:29.68] There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
[02:34.61] I bless the rains down in Africa
[02:39.89] Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
[02:48.76]
[03:13.36] Hurry boy, she's waiting there for you
[03:17.53]
[03:20.04] It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
[03:25.39] There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
[03:30.59] I bless the rains down in Africa
[03:35.73] I passed some rains down in Africa (I bless the rains)
[03:40.80] I bless the rains down in Africa
[03:46.06] I passed some rains down in Africa (I bless)
[03:51.39] I bless the rains down in Africa (gonna take some time)
[03:56.47] Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
[03:59.17]

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