Toby
The Chi-Lites

(Eugene Record/Barbara Acklin)

in 1974 made it to #7 on the R&B chart


Oh, oh, oh, I remember when we were kids
We shared all the hurt and tears
No matter what the weather [What the weather, what the weather]
We were always together
Then we grew up and time went on
We became separated

When I went off to school
My sweet Toby waited
I went off to school
My sweet Toby waited

Was a sad day
When Toby went away
Was a sad day
When Toby went away

Sad day
Toby went away
Sad day
Toby went away

I came home from Spring vacation
Expected to find my Toby waiting
Called her on her private phone
She didn’t answer, something was wrong

I ran all the way to her house
Rang her bell
Her mother answered and told me
To come and sit a spell

I sat down to try to be prepared
For what she’d say
And what she said brought tears to my eyes
I couldn’t push away

Toby left on a cloudy
Rainy day
She went to sing with angels
Toby’s gone away

It was a sad day
Oh...ho...Toby went away
It was a sad day
When Toby went away

It was a sad day
Oh...oh...when Toby went away
It was a sad day
When Toby went away

Was a sad day
When Toby went away
Was a sad day
When Toby went away

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