Chi-Lites, The - Toby Lyrics






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 the angels
Toby's gone away

It was a sad day
Oh, oh, 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, sad day
When Toby went away





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  1. R.... D....

    A true Chi-Town classic being done only the way Chi-Town's finest can do it. What a jam! I'm glad i had the opportunity to see them in concert back in 2004 before squirrel past on. Man they jammed in merriville indiana. I didn't know that Marshall Thompson was good friend's with my father (chip)

  2. C.... Y....

    CHI-TOWN At it's best🥰💋♥️👍My home boys♥️💋🥰♥️💋💋💋💋💋

  3. S.... W....

    Love this song

  4. c.... f....

    This song take me back to when I took a tour of Illinois State for a college visit. My girlfriend went also, you guys can guess the rest. Lol

  5. T.... P....

    Eugene Record and I attended the same High School in Chicago. I use to listen to this tune a lot when I lived in Cleveland, Ohio back in the 1970's. 😊💞

  6. J.... A....

    I remember when my dad played this one at my grandmother funeral I broke down.cause i knew that day would be tha last time would get too see her.forever loving u n missing you every day grandma.til I see u again rest easy n fly high in heaven.

  7. T.... M....

    Still listing in 2019

  8. R.... S....

    Sobral City Radio Brazil - Love Songs

  9. F.... G....

    God i feel blessed to have been around when this song was around my teenage years.

  10. J.... C....

    Like the lady said, it brought tears to my eyes also!!!!!!!!

  11. G.... W....

    Love the Chi-Lites, especially Marshall, and Eugene..

  12. T.... S....

    Toby was his 🐕

  13. s.... ....

    **The Chi-Lites - "TOBY"** #SadDay

  14. D.... S....

    Great Group I remember hearing them in a night club after they returned home from Japan.

  15. p.... t....

    that bassline tho!

  16. M.... F....

    Como alguem pode marcar no comentário que não gostou...

    M.... F....

    Provavelmente são os fãs da Anita, Pablo Vitar, e tantos outros...

  17. S.... N....

    Yes it is forever

  18. K.... A....

    Classic Soul

  19. W.... V....

    The eugene record

  20. A.... W....

    You can't hear songs like this today unless you catch them on YouTube. They just don't make music like this anymore.

  21. s.... p....

    Reminds me of my best friend i ever had or ever will.she died young.she loved this song, just brings happy and sad memories.shes singing with the angels.

  22. J.... A....

    Olá, não conhecia essa versão pelo jeito é a original amei :-)

  23. A.... B....

    This song right here.🥺🥰💋

  24. M.... W....

    I dedicate this song to my sister Tobie. She passed away May 4, 2019. I miss her so much. Rest well sister.

    M.... W....

    She in heaven

    M.... W....

    Sorry for your lost, I love my sister too

    M.... W....

    My condolences to you..take care of yourself as best you can.

  25. S.... s....

    I Loved this Song,,,I named my youngest son Tobias, so I could give him the nickname,"TOBY'

  26. A.... C....

    RIP to my grandmother she died today 9/21/2019 and I remember her singing this song to me and my brothers before youtube was available ... Rest In Peace grandma I love you and I miss you so much

  27. B.... T....

    In memory of my cousin Floyd Seahorn .

  28. V.... H....

    Loves this song so much my aka w name was toby ways back in the 70's so i even name my only son Toby. Those was the days

  29. E.... G....

    Hope Eugene Record never changed his name to Eugene CD,or MP3

  30. K.... A....

    Chi town

  31. K.... A....

    RIP Eugene Record

  32. K.... A....

    Classic Soul

  33. M.... W....

    Great song always made good sound in music.amen

  34. W.... S....

    WALTER SLOAN JR. ONE OF THE GREATEST SONG, THEY EVERY SING, IT WAS A BIG HIT BACK IN THE OLD OF MY LIFE.

  35. A.... T....

    this songs nailed it get a clue

  36. w.... m....

    It was a sad day when I realized our kids do not realize harmony like this is celestial and is not taught anymore!

  37. P.... M....

    I love this song abt that first love.

  38. J.... M....

    essa música e a original 1973 remenber

  39. V.... M....

    This was my jam when I was 7✊🏾❤️

  40. S.... ....

    The voices ........That's some story telling soul

  41. C.... W....

    Tear jerker

  42. R.... f....

    I saw the Chi Lites in concert last Night and they sang this.

  43. S.... 1....

    Hello Youtube ppl i just don't no what to say about this song i do no that it brings to my eyes an since i loss a couple of family members so this song also brings puts me in a down mode love you mom an brother R.I.H. until we meet again .(Tears).

  44. R.... B....

    Another masterpiece by the ChiLites

  45. a.... r....

    So sad OMG

  46. J.... ....

    there are a lot of toby's out there

  47. K.... P....

    Thanks to my family for playing these songs when I was little

  48. D.... P....

    Listening it now and it still gets to me. What soothing voices .

  49. M.... C....

    Paula Hernandez,,OMG
    I'm 60 and sitting here crying. In 1975 I was 16 and in love with a guy I had loved since I was ten. One Friday night his mothers boyfriend started hitting his mom so he put a stop to it. The guy left the house he came back and shot Elijah, he died at 5:15 a m on a Saturday morning. Four days after my 16th birthday. And from 16 to 60 I never got over it, never. Sometimes I still dream about him. I.am the mother of 3. One girl, two boys and grandma to a 7/yr. old boy. I used to play this song over and over and over. I love you Elijah and I always will.

    M.... C....

    You will see him again believe that in jesus name amen

  50. r.... J....

    The chi-lites was a premier group when I was in elementary, in the early 70's.

  51. f.... ....

    Very Smooth

  52. a.... r....

    That song makes me so sad it back so many memories of a son that I lost and friends who are not with us anymore 💔

  53. G.... C....

    A change in the chi-lites singing on this song still good.Just like the next song that followed its time for love .Also a good song played them a lots in the day

  54. d.... p....

    Golden Memories from a Bygone Era...Sad but Priceless. I was in the Navy in 1976 , in Basic Training stationed in North Chicago. And I can remember walking in Downtown Chi-Town on Michigan Ave, on the weekends.... carrying my Big Hitachi Boom Box. And I would be playing "Toby" over & over loudly. This was an Era when the word "Rap" only meant to (tap or knock) on a hard surface. nothing against rap, but this was Real Music! And those beautiful haunting lyrics can still evoke sad, but precious memories of all those whom we have lost through the years.

  55. s.... ....

    All of the music is 7 years back lol

  56. s.... ....

    10 moths old

  57. D.... G....

    This is one of the best songs ✌

  58. J.... B....

    Anytime i feel down about aging and how black life seems nonchanging i get d own to my musical sound track from the 60's 70's and really feel better. That and my wife of 44 years

  59. p.... b....

    Maravilhosa musica, eu vim conhecer agora eu só tinha ouvido na voz da Angeé Griffin

  60. M.... A....

    wish we could turn back the hands of time we had a good life

  61. m.... a....

    OOH this song makes me cry oh God. this lady just cries.

  62. r.... m....

    much love to the chi-lites remind me of my younger days and sstill to this day ilove them forever.

  63. A.... ....

    Remember this playing in my house on the record player, I was 10. Thanking my folks and others for my appreciation and love of good music! Chicago's own #TheChi-lites💖 🎶🎶🎵🎵💖

  64. n.... ....

    I absolutely still love this song to this day !I heard this song in approximately 1972 when I was 10 years old and I fell in love with it and I just listened to it again and it still sounds just as good but with more meaning as it the way back then!,❤️👍🏾

  65. J.... W....

    I still cry my mom loved "Letter To Myself" Everytime I hear it I cry my Mom died April 11th. 2009

    J.... W....

    She is with the angels

  66. R.... J....

    Music brings and emotion it can rock your soul keep hits like this alive

  67. R.... J....

    Straight up grown folks music America heal thyself

  68. T.... H....

    91 thumbs down ???? Beautiful lyrics beautifully sung beautifully orchestrated, what in gods name do people want these days, i suggest they go to the doctors and have their ears examined this is the wonderful sound of the chi-lites the greatest balladeers of all time, eugene record r.i.p youre wonderful music will live forever.

  69. r.... J....

    Muito linda está melodia!!

  70. a.... r....

    It still makes me sad

  71. E.... C....

    the best , the best, the best..... love love love ;;; chi lite

  72. F.... R....

    QUEM DEU LIKE ""NÃO GOSTEI"" NÃO É MAIS FELIZ DE QUEM AMA ESSA BELA ""OBRA DE ARTE MUSICAL"" !!! ETERNAL MUSIC !!!

    F.... R....

    LP hotissimo

  73. D.... S....

    My father went to prison when I was three, my mother died very shortly thereafter - less than one year later. My dad served 6 1/2 years and returned to be a single parent to my sister and I. he would always sing me this song and it holds such a special place in my heart- comforting, still makes me cry ❤️

  74. M.... B....

    everytime i hear this beautifull melody, it reminds me of my chiweenie that i had for sixteen years, he just passed away, and i mean wow i really miss him.we got him when he was a puppy, and he live life just like the song, he was the best dog in this world, he will live in my heart forever till i go away, may he rest in peace.i miss you chopper.i know ill see you again.

  75. B.... C....

    This was the shyte the music in 2019 don't sound like this

  76. T.... H....

    I love music

  77. M.... R....

    April 1 2019. I'm still listing...

    M.... R....

    OMG I know that's right how about May 15 2019 Mrs.Regina this beautiful classic just move your soul in the right direction do you agree? A trip down memory lane good ode days I was so lucky to be born to experience that awesome era and some AMEN!!!

  78. a.... r....

    I wish we bring it back OMG beautiful times it makes me sad at times

  79. s.... u....

    This reminds me of mary ann gaines in san diego before i went in the marines.

  80. M.... H....

    One of their best !!!

  81. E.... H....

    Malika u know this is our joint! Miss u like crazy!🌹

  82. m.... m....

    Creadel " RED" Jones my uncle RIP we miss you

  83. J.... S....

    Heard this on the radio the other day. I forgot how this made me cry back in the day.

  84. I.... Y....

    Izzy Loves soul 🎸 💘 Enjoy 1974.

    I.... Y....

    OMG Tell it like it is AMEN! I will always cherish this beautiful classic as long as l live 4SURE! ! MEMORIES WOW! ! Still Listening March 10 2019

  85. R.... P....

    I was 10yrs old when this song came out, so sad yet so beautiful ,😥😥😥

    R.... P....

    I can truly relate to this song

  86. d.... d....

    I WOULD SING THIS SONG TO MY THREE CHILDREN WHEN THEY WAS SMALL, AND THEY REMEMBER IT TODAY. SUCH A VERY SAD SONG BUT MAKE YOU REALIZE YOU SHOULD CHERISH THE ONES YOU LOVE .THANKS CHIL-LITES FOR REMINDING ME HOW TO CARE.

  87. n.... m....

    Young folks take notes this is how the music industry was doing that wonderful era, prom night 1973, this music for me just capture that moment as a teenager going off to college 45 years ago in my 69 Chevy Impala,man those Chicago chi lites,rip Eugene record

  88. D.... R....

    Love this sad song!

  89. a.... r....

    Everytime I hear that song it makes me sad it's such a beautiful song

  90. D.... o....

    Still listening in 2019!

    D.... o....

    OMG Please don't leave me out how about March 10 2019 This beautiful classic is in its own class of its own do you agree? A trip down memory lane good old days 4SURE!

    D.... o....

    Long live the chi lites. 2019

  91. V.... H....

    This was the joint, I'm 63 and my s nickname was toby. In thoae praying days, i got a son, back then his name is toby. Music had meaning and told a story.

  92. M.... G....

    I'm sure this song Toby strikes a raw emotion for us as black it seems as though they are singing directly to us my own childhood fried died but remember other cultures have their Tobys also Native American young Blackfeather Arab Mustafa Asian Hon Lo Lee Irish Lachman Hispanic Roberto and my own Darry Buckwheat Smith Rip

  93. H.... W....

    I sang this song at my daughters funeral I miss you so much Bailee 💔💔