Mr. Big

Tell me what it is, what you want
Why ya shut me out
Who you're gonna get to do it with ya
When you can't do it by yourself
Speak now or forever hold your peace y'all

Tell me what you love, what's in your blood
Tell me the truth and voodoo child
Get your soul saved
So say what you can't say out laud
When everybody's watching

Where do you stand when you land in the frying pan
Freedom ain't free when you're numb and your number's up
Which way does the tree fall
When you can't read your mouth
When your mind is saying nothing at all

How do you make it stop when you're caught with your pants down
Lying through your teeth and never seeing or believing
That the world is round
And it's coming back to bite you

Where do you stand when you land in the frying pan
Freedom ain't free when you're numb and your number's up
Which way does the tree fall
When you can't read your mouth
When your mind is saying nothing at all

Ain't no playing hide and seek
Trouble with your double speak
Mindless, spineless
Is that the way you get your kicks
Trying to make a fool believe

Where do you stand when you land in the frying pan
Freedom ain't free when you're numb and your number's up
Which way does the tree fall
When you can't read your mouth
When your mind is saying nothing at all
Nothing at all

Which way does the tree fall
When you can't read your mouth
When your mind is saying nothing at all

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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