Mr. Big

They say it's not the money
You know it's just the money
Can you figure out what you want
What you need?
They try to pump it up, forget about the facts
Sometimes it hurts but it's never taken back
The left is right, the right is left
Oh yeah, I gotta get this thing right off my chest

Chorus
Black, white and grey, what can you do
What can you say?
How can they fool us today?
Hold your head up high, laugh till you cry
How can they foll us today

2nd verse
Talkin' twenty-four, seven, we're losin' what we're gettin'
They slap you down, with a call from up above
It's a window to the world
A word to every man
Just gettin' it up, we'll all do what we can
They do it all for you, much better than the rest
Hey, it's alright if you can pass the test

Repeat 1st chorus
Solo
It's all good news, we can buy and sell
Yeh! Don't stop now you can't unring a bell

Chorus
Black, white and grey, what can you do
What can you say?
How can they fool us today?
Hold your head up high, laugh till you cry
How can they foll us today
Black, white and grey, what can you do
What can you say?
How can they fool us today?
Catch the falling sky, we're all gonna die anyway

How can they fool us today?

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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