Mr. Big

I'm just a simple man
Doing the best I can
Driving a car I can afford

Born with a losing hand
Don't have a master plan
Trying to do right by the Lord

I am the beast, you're the beauty
Do you still have feelings for me?
I know that I said some quite stupid things
And if only I could take the words back, back, back, back, back, back, back

Then would you say that you love me
(ah ah)
Wish you could only forgive me
(ah ah)
Tell me that I make you happy
(ah ah), oh oh
Promise to love you forever, and ever, and ever, and ever and back
Ever and back

I know that I drink too much
Gamble more than enough
Promise you I'll give it up
And I'll open a bank account
Save up a big amount
Buy back the future we lost

I've been a fool to my princess
Treated you wrong from the start
But oh, when you left me I lost my direction
So tell me that you want me back, back, back, back, back, back, back

Then would you say that you love me
(ah ah ah)
I wish you could only forgive me
(ah ah ah)
Tell me that I make you happy
(ah ah ah), oh
I promise to love you forever, and ever, and ever, and ever and back
Forever and back

And don't be afraid to love again
(ah ah), oh oh
Give me a chance to be better

I've been a fool to my princess
I've treated you wrong from the start
But oh, when you left me I lost my direction
So tell me that you want me back, back, back, back, back, back, back

Then would you say that you love me
(ah ah ah)
I wish you could only forgive me
(ah ah ah)
And tell me that I make you happy
(ah ah ah), oh
I promise to love you forever, and ever
Ever and back

Say that you love me
(ah ah ah)
Wish you could only forgive me
(ah ah ah), oh yeah
Tell me that I make you happy
(ah ah ah)
I promise to love you forever
Oh oh oh
Fo-o-or, forever and back

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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