Mr. Big

You were coming down, I saw the look, a beggar's frown you hit the floor like a gun, words on your tongue
Would not make a sound
Too late to think about a new tomorrow
All of mother's help has gone away

Chorus
Crash through the world you let it slip, trying to explain it all away
But that deep dark secret just won't go away
Now after all these years still there are people and places you fear echoes inside of a girl, who lost herself, I wish you were here
The past shot like a bullet full of sorrow
Memories they don't ever seem to fade
Crash through the world you let it slip, trying to explain it all away
But that deep dark secret just won't go away

Solo

Time to think about a new tomorrow, silence gets you through another day
Crash through the world you let it slip trying to explain it all away
But that deep dark secret just won't go away
Oh no yeh that deep dark secret just won't go away, hey hey that deep dark secret just won't go away
Go away

Mr. Big is an American hard rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1988. The band was originally composed of Eric Martin (lead vocals), Paul Gilbert (guitar, backing vocals), Billy Sheehan (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Pat Torpey (drums, percussion, backing vocals). They are noted especially for their music, and have scored a number of hits. Their songs are often marked by strong vocals and vocal harmonies. Their hits include “To Be with You” (a number-one single in 15 countries in 1992) and “Just Take My Heart”. The band takes its name from a song by Free, which it covered on the 1993 album Bump Ahead.

Mr. Big remained active and popular for over a decade despite internal conflicts and changing music trends, releasing four studio Mr. Big (1989), Lean into It (1991), Bump Ahead (1993) and Hey Man (1996). Guitarist Paul Gilbert departed the band in 1999, and Richie Kotzen was brought as a guitarist and vocalist. The band released two more albums with this Get Over It (1999) and Actual Size (2001). Mr. Big broke up in 2002.

Following requests from fans, Mr. Big reunited with its original line-up in 2009. The band’s first post-reunion tour was in Japan. In 2010, Mr. Big released its first album in 15 years with the same What If…. During the recording of the follow-up album …The Stories We Could Tell (2014), Pat Torpey was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and participated only marginally as a drum producer and touring support. The band’s ninth album, Defying Gravity (2017), was its last record involving Torpey; he died the following year. Not wanting to continue without Torpey, the band intends to release a final studio album, conduct a farewell tour and disband.

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