Takin' It Back Lyrics

Band | |
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Album | Toto(1978) |
Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
Genres | Pop Rock, Classic Rock, AOR |
Labels | Columbia |
Ranked | #10 for 1978 , #2,454 all-time |
Album rating : 93.3 / 100
Votes : 3
Votes : 3
7. Takin' It Back (3:47)
[Verse 1]
I think I'll go it alone
You should've shown me if you cared
Lies will turn a heart into stone
Few would have known me if they dared
[Chorus 1]
Cause I'm takin' it back where it all began
The house on the cape, the place on the sand
I'd take it all back, if it'd just make you understand
[Verse 2]
Girl, how I've tried to forget you
Now it would take more than I could buy
Sure I could lie to myself too
But that won't work, seeing that I've tried
[Chorus 2]
Cause I'm takin' it back where it all began
I'd live in a shack eating out of a can
I'd take it all back, if it'd just make you understand
[Verse 3]
Now that I'm feeling assured
You'd better watch your every move
Stop, think about every word
It's looking like you're going to lose
[Chorus 1 (reprise)]
Cause I'm takin' it back where it all began
The house on the cape, the place on the sand
I'd take it all back, if it'd just make you understand
[Outro]
Still, you should've shown me if you cared
You should've shown me if you cared
Still, you should've shown me if you cared
You should've shown me if you cared...
I think I'll go it alone
You should've shown me if you cared
Lies will turn a heart into stone
Few would have known me if they dared
[Chorus 1]
Cause I'm takin' it back where it all began
The house on the cape, the place on the sand
I'd take it all back, if it'd just make you understand
[Verse 2]
Girl, how I've tried to forget you
Now it would take more than I could buy
Sure I could lie to myself too
But that won't work, seeing that I've tried
[Chorus 2]
Cause I'm takin' it back where it all began
I'd live in a shack eating out of a can
I'd take it all back, if it'd just make you understand
[Verse 3]
Now that I'm feeling assured
You'd better watch your every move
Stop, think about every word
It's looking like you're going to lose
[Chorus 1 (reprise)]
Cause I'm takin' it back where it all began
The house on the cape, the place on the sand
I'd take it all back, if it'd just make you understand
[Outro]
Still, you should've shown me if you cared
You should've shown me if you cared
Still, you should've shown me if you cared
You should've shown me if you cared...

Toto - Lyrics
1. Child's Anthem Lyrics | 2. I'll Supply the Love Lyrics |
3. Georgy Porgy Lyrics | 4. Manuela Run Lyrics |
5. You Are the Flower Lyrics | 6. Girl Goodbye Lyrics |
▶ 7. Takin' It Back Lyrics | 8. Rockmaker Lyrics |
9. Hold the Line Lyrics | 10. Angela Lyrics |

Toto - Album Credits
Members
- Bobby Kimball : Lead & Backing Vocals
- Steve Lukather : Guitars, Backing Vocals & Lead Vocals
- David Paich : Keyboards, Synthesizers, Piano, Backing & Lead Vocals
- Steve Porcaro : Keyboards, Synthesizers, Lead Vocals on "Takin' It Back"
- David Hungate : Bass Guitar
- Jeff Porcaro : Drums, Percussion
Additional musicians
- Lenny Castro : Percussion
- Jim Horn : Saxophone, Wind Instruments
- Chuck Findley : Horns
- Roger Linn : Synthesizers
- Marty Paich : String Arrangements
- Sid Sharp : String Arrangements
- Cheryl Lynn : Backing Vocals on "Georgy Porgy"
Other staff
- Arranged and Produced by Toto
- Engineered and Mixed by Tom Knox
- Assistant Engineers : Dana Latham and Gabe Veltri
- Recorded at Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA), Studio 55 (Los Angeles, CA) And Davlen Sound Studios (North Hollywood, CA).
- Mastered by Ron Hitchcock and Mike Reese at the Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA).
- Cover Art : Philip Garris
- Design and Photography by Ed Careaff Studio.
- Management : the Fitzgerald Hartley Co.
Best Toto Songs
Rank | Song | Album | Rating | Votes | |
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1 | ![]() | Hold the Line | Toto (1978) | 100 | 3 |