TOTO


Hydra

(1979)



1. Hydra 7'31
(David Hungate / Bobby Kimball / Steve Lukather / David Paich / Steve Porcaro / Jeff Porcaro)
2. St. George and the Dragon 4'45
(David Paich)
3. 99 5'16
(David Paich)
4. Lorraine 4'46
(David Paich)
5. All Us Boys 5'03
(Bobby Kimball)
6. Mama 5'14
(Bobby Kimball / David Paich)
7. White Sister 5'39
(Bobby Kimball / David Paich)
8. A Secret Love 3'08
(Bobby Kimball / David Paich / Steve Porcaro)

Total Time: 41:22


  • Steve Lukather - Guitar, Vocals
  • Steve Porcaro - Synthesizer, Keyboards, Vocals, Electronics, Group Member
  • Roger Linn - Synthesizer
  • David Paich - Keyboards, Vocals
  • Michael Boddicker - Keyboards
  • David Hungate - Bass, Guitar, Group Member
  • Marty Paich - Strings
  • Jeff Porcaro - Drums, Percussion
  • Lenny Castro - Percussion
  • Bobby Kimball - Vocals

    Produced by TOTO
    Tom Knox - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
    Dan Latham - Engineer, Mixing
    Woody Pornpitaksuk - Author
    David Donnelly - Remastering
    Philip Garris - Design
    Tony Lane - Art Direction
    Jim Hagopian - Art Direction, Photography
    Michael Manoogian - Calligraphy

    Recorded at
    SUNSET SOUND



    1. Hydra

      There was a man
      He walked around
      Searching for the girl who had just caught his eye
      "I was a fool!" he cried
      His mind had wandered
      He blinked and the sky moved e'er so slightly
      He searched the city and she was nowhere to be found
      Meanwhile she was floating downward, downward

      Chorus:
      Do you want your freedom
      Do you want my love
      Do you want your freedom
      From the one you're thinking of

      There lies a lady
      Naked and yet not knowing
      A spell, it goains her heart forever
      Preyed upon by the wolves in Time Square
      Fell into an abyss of dead air
      Innocence caged in sanctuary
      There sat the Dragon Lord
      Playing solitairy
      Defying the rules the holy boys leap Hell's Kitchen

      Chorus:
      Do you want your freedom
      Do you want my love
      Do you want your freedom
      From the man who lives above

      Suddenly a voice was heard
      Ina a flash the brave young man appeared
      The Dragon will cut him with his tail
      Chased him to the stairway
      Caught him halfway to the top
      Sent him whirling down
      Fireball, summer solstice
      Dragon Lord descended down on him
      She turned to look but saw only darkness, silence

      Chorus:
      You don't want your freedom
      You don't want my love
      You don't want your throat cut
      By the same I'm thinking of

    2. St. George And The Dragon

      Can you tell me where I might find the Hydra
      Is he wearing a familiar face
      Does he still live below Seventh Avenue
      With the princess dipped in lace
      Does he know that i'm a soldier of furtune
      And not a victim of circumstance
      We drew lots for his soft underbelly
      Now his fate is sealed with my lance

      Chorus:
      I can tell by the look in your eye
      You've never seen the man with nothing to say
      I can tell by the look in your eye
      You'd better watch yourself
      St. George is on his way

      Is it true that he's a mighty warrior
      And a viper of the first degree
      I've been sentenced here to slay the giant
      Geld this fear I cannot see

      Can you tell me where I might find the Hydra
      Is he wearing a familiar face
      Does he still live below Seventh Avenue
      In the slums of Satan's grace

      Chorus

    3. 99

      I've been waiting so long
      Oh 99
      Where did we go wrong
      Oh 99
      I love you

      99
      I keep breaking your heart
      Oh 99
      How can we be apart
      Oh 99
      I love you

      Chorus:
      I never thought it would happen
      I feel quite the same
      I don't want to hurt you anymore
      I never knew it would work out
      No one to blame
      You know I love you 99

      99
      You keep holding my hand
      Oh 99
      They don't know who I am
      Oh 99
      I love you

      99
      I can't take it no more
      Oh 99
      Oh we were so sure
      Oh 99
      I love you


      Chorus

    4. Lorraine

      I've heard a lot of stories
      So tell me if they're true
      Oh I would die for you
      Knowing that you're mine
      You tell me that you're sorry
      You say your heart is new
      Oh I will cry for you
      Call me and we'll dine
      Chorus:
      It's almost over Lorraine
      Can you still feel the pain
      Do you still want me to love you
      It's such a funny day
      Whoah oh oh
      It's such a funny day

      Tonight we sail for Paris

      Where the streets are paved with gold
      Your eyes have blessed my soul
      Your lips, they've blessed the wine

      We'll tame the Gulf of Lyons
      I'll wed thee in Marseilles
      We'll turn the moon to blood
      If only there were time

      Chorus

    5. All Us Boys

      All us boys like to drink and smoke
      Pull off a joke
      Blow your minds and leave
      Hot tires behind

      All us boys like to fight and kick
      Carry a stick
      We're getting older
      And acting bolder

      Chorus:
      Mothers tell your daughters
      To stay away from rock and roll
      'Cause it may entice them
      And mesmerize them
      Even satisfy their soul

      I'm sure mama told you 'bout making love
      AnAnd the skies above
      With its fallen angels
      Diet pills
      Female thrills
      But mama never told you 'bout
      All us boys

      Chorus

      All us boys just want to play
      All us boys won't run away

    6. Mama

      I don't love you anymore
      Money's
      Got me crawlin' on the floor

      Lover
      I'm so ashamed that I must go
      Funny
      Somehow I thought by now you'd know

      Chorus:
      Girl you'd better take my hand
      And say what you mean to say
      (And she said)
      "Stay as long as you can
      But don't wait till you're thrown away."

      Mama
      Please throw me out in the cold
      Woman
      The love you bought waas never sold

      Chorus

      Mama
      I don't love you anymore
      Sorry
      I'm not the boy you're looking for

      (See the girl with they eyes on fire
      Now he know she's the one he desires)

    7. White Sister

      How can you say you love me
      When you don't even love yourself
      You live your life like a jagged knife
      Just waiting on the shelf

      How can you live for tomorrow
      When you curse the night and day
      The minutes pass through the hour glass
      As you let them slip away

      Chorus:
      Do you love me
      White sister
      Do you love me when I play your game
      Do you love me
      White sister
      Do you love me
      When I call your name

      How can you touch the sorrow
      With a leather gloved hand
      When you summon the winds of anger
      Just as fast as you can

      You crucify an orphan
      With the rainbow in your eyes
      Then you send out invitations
      And address them with his cries

      I don't even know what's right
      I can say
      That you put up some kind of fight
      I've been branded
      I've been stranded
      I'm so thankful for what I've been handed
      I wish I could say that you're mine
      Such a card game

      Chorus

    8. A Secret Love

      He never felt that she cared
      Turning to leave
      Feeling her lonely stare
      If only a secret love

      Left more than a broken heart
      Like a fool thnks he felt the start
      Of what he hoped for so long

      He waits though he knows she's gone
      Alone he climbs
      Until he falls

      Only a secret love brings more than a broken heart

      Like a fool I have played the part
      Of what I hoped for so long
      The need to belong...
      In love