Mr. Big

I live my life, one after the other
Can't seem to shake trouble, follows me where ever I go
My mama told me I was always in a hurry
You'd better slow down or you'll lose control

I've loved and lost for the moment
It never lasted long enough
You come to me when something gets broken
But I won't let it get me down

Blame it on my youth
Yeah, you put it to the circumstances
Blame it on my youth
I can't be judged for my action (action)
I'm an accident waiting to happen, baby
Blame it on my youth

Someday I might stop being a child
But for now it looks as though I'm havin' too much fun
You're as young as you feel from the inside
Inside and out you're always on the run

Angels with dirty faces
A little lost and innocent
Time steals people and places
But I won't let it get me, baby

Blame it on my youth
Yeah, you put it to the circumstances
Blame it on my youth
I can't be judged for my action (action)
I'm an accident waiting to happen, baby
Blame it on my youth

I've loved and lost for the moment
It never lasted long enough
You come to me when something gets broken
But I won't let it get me, baby

Blame it on my youth
Yeah, you put it to the circumstances
Blame it on my youth
I can't be judged for my action (action)
I'm an accident waiting to happen

Blame it on my youth
Yeah, you put it to the circumstances
Blame it on my youth
Judged for my action (action)
I'm an accident waiting to happen, baby

Blame it on my youth
Blame it on my youth
Blame it on my youth
Blame it on my youth
Blame it on my youth

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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