Roth, David Lee - Big Trouble Lyrics






Ah yeah
Ahh

Well, Mousy Joe got the master plan
He got a hat full of sugar. Folks said, "You a lucky man."
One night he just disappeared
And all we found was his hat in a clearing
Down by the 7-Eleven
Folks cried, someone said he died
But I know Joe didn't go to heaven, no

He went looking for trouble, wow
It was in his eyes, woah
She was a dime a dozen
And they were two of a kind

Cherry Blue and Mighty Mouse
Kinda quiet dude and she was 'sposed to be back at the house
With the kids and the dog
"And tonight we're rocketeers," said Mouse.
"And I know a little joint upstairs in the back
Where we can sweat it all out and laugh."
And without a doubt they were out

Looking for trouble, wow
The real kind, woah
She was a dime a dozen, ha ha ha
And they were two of a kind

How many times have you said to yourself
"Hey, I feel like a yo-yo, I've been here too long."
I bet if you asked them, our heroes would say
"Hey, we're already gone."
I know, somehow I know

How many times have you said to yourself
"Hey, pack up and go, I've been here too long."
I bet if you asked them, our heroes would say
"Hey, we're already gone."
I know
How do I know that, fellas?

Yeah, and off they drove, late night still life
Paper moon shinin' brilliantly
And Cherry thinks that's cool
'Cause any moon of Mouse's is a friend of hers
And this one will do just fine
So what do you say we go lookin'?





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  1. U.... R....

    One of my favorites of all time

  2. M.... L....

    One of Dave's best lyrics of his career. This and Two Fools a Minute

  3. m.... g....

    "Jerry Blue and Mighty Mouse, kinda quiet dude and she was supposed to be back at the house w the kid and the dog and we'll rock it here said mouse, we can go upstairs in the back and we can sweat it all out and laugh and w out a doubt they were...out...looking for trouble...." favorite song on eat em and smile. Dave was the man even w out VH..well for at least 2 summers.

  4. C.... M....

    steve vai customguitar777.com

  5. C.... ....

    STEVE VAI!!!!!!!

  6. D.... ....

    ....STEVIE VAI...!!!!

  7. l.... ....

    cherry blue and mighty mouse.....lol...sweet

  8. C.... M....

    I gotta hat full of sugar.... God damn I love this song.

  9. X.... ....

    grazie gobbo!!!! ma, pensando ai film, facendo riferimento a carlo lizzani o a stelvio massi e umberto lenzi ?

  10. c.... l....

    To me, this was Vai at his best. Love that fast "dry" sounding alternate picking.

  11. m.... ....

    is he playing Dorian in that solo?

  12. C.... L....

    One of Steve eyes best solos ever I think he gained a lot of respect by not trying to copy Eddie

    C.... L....

    One of Steve vai's best solos ever I think he gained a lot of respect by not trying to copy Eddie

  13. z.... d....

    I told you.....
    There was plenty of warnings!!!
    You prefer to follow your paranoia and your delusions, and now "that's the way it is"!!!
    Bye bye bye
    You lost this game!!! You're out of the game now!
    🎼 "Some heads are gonna roll" 🎼🎸🎸
    🎼 "Some heads are gonna roll" 🎼🎸🎸

  14. a.... ....

    It's always good when posting a video to know which album the song was from, and who the guitar player, and the band for that matter was. Just sayin'

  15. U.... R....

    Tonight we’re rocketeers said Mouse!!

  16. D.... X....

    STEVE VAI !!!!!!

  17. d.... ....

    pure f***in solid coolness: aaaaaaaaaaahhhhh….

  18. R.... C....

    "Down by the 7/11 folks cried, someone said he died, but I know, Joe, didn't go to heaven, no!"-Classic Roth, great lyrics from life experiences, Vai absolutely shreds this track after chords using palm muted E string "clicks" with "fret picking". One of best DLR licks!

  19. i.... ....

    that chorus is LIFE

  20. T.... A....

    DLR sexy motherfucker

  21. S.... M....

    Thats porn as its best ..

  22. c.... r....

    That was the perfect combo 🙌😎😇👍

  23. p.... j....

    So, if I asked Dave, he'd say i'm already gone?

  24. M.... ....

    Thats gold, Jerry. That's gold.

    M.... ....

    Seinfeld! Classic!

    M.... ....

    Mind if I use that?

  25. S.... H....

    Bad Ass jam !!!

  26. M.... ....

    The sound quality of this upload is insanely good

  27. S.... N....

    That note at 2:20

    S.... N....

    Sudo Nim \m/

  28. W.... K....

    one ofmy favs of all time love this cut thanks dave and steve

  29. 2.... ....

    Billy Sheenan brings the bottom end on this track, great groove.

  30. J.... P....

    Why is Eddie Van Halen on the above photo? This song is ALL Vai.

  31. g.... m....

    the dream team: greck bisonette drums , steve vai guitar , billy sheehan, davis lee doth singer are the rock stars

  32. B.... E....

    you think they could have put a pik of Vai up at least .. bone head

  33. H.... ....

    Dave's Heroes Kill 'Em All...

  34. W.... W....

    Eddie Van Halen does NOT play on the track or any track on this CD. I am wondering why the picture was used instead of the thousands of Dave with Steve Vai that are around.

  35. L.... 1....

    A beautiful Vai showcase. Easily one of the greatest guitar solos of all time.

  36. J.... H....

    LOOKIN FOR TROUBLE!

  37. J.... H....

    folks cried....someone said he died

  38. J.... H....

    AWWWWWWW YEAH

  39. k.... d....

    thanks Il gobo di roma?for uploading this great song

  40. M.... B....

    This is one of my favorite guitar solo

  41. R.... D....

    quem é o retardado q n curte esse som,10 babacas q n entendem nd de música...esse som é muito foda |m|

  42. K.... P....

    why is there a pic of Eddie on the video?Steve Vai played on this song.....from the Eat 'Em and Smile cd

  43. T.... ....

    🎼🎵🎶🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

  44. A.... W....

    Why have a picture I'd Dave with EVH when this was his Vai period?

    A.... W....

    Steve Vai Guitar.

  45. A.... C....

    vai es un genio!

  46. J.... G....

    good times.

  47. N.... M....

    this is fuckin god tier man, cant believe ive never listened to this

    N.... M....

    +Nick Merrick Best song he ever did..Check DLR Band/Blacklight,,Awesome

    N.... M....

    Nick Merrick haha noob

  48. J.... ....

    Great song, and with the best lyric Dave Lee Roth ever came up with! B|

    J.... ....

    +Joeskint yeah the bridge is bananas lyrically! the whole shit. like the black cat on the jam. "how do i know that? LMAO! he said on howard stern that this song was influenced by urban life in NYC. he relocated there. still lives there.

  49. r.... a....

    mado ! quanto adoro questa canzone !!!

  50. p.... ....

    This song could be on Fair Warning and no one would bat an eye. The absolute best DLR solo stuff.

    p.... ....

    Eat Em an smile is the only David Lee Roth solo record I like a lot. It is almost up there with the Van Halen debut

  51. B.... Z....

    steve vai was more creative when he was with DLR..

    B.... Z....

    +Bey Zam zappa

  52. J.... M....

    this is the only Vai stuff that i like, he plays for the songs here.. great guitar parts..

    J.... M....

    Jibicus Maximus Check out his work with Alcatrazz if you get a chance.

  53. A.... D....

    I've always loved Steve Vai and David Lee Roth but together they are amazing.

    A.... D....

    That's a pretty cool song from DDLR's solo record.

    A.... D....

    +Angela DeSilva the chord at 0:11 (C#-7, and in the whole track, actually) is faaaaaaaaaantastic..I love SV fof this kind of things..amazing musician..

    A.... D....

    +Simon Holanda amazing album!

    A.... D....

    pure Awesomeness

  54. J.... R....

    wrong guitarist in the picture- this was vai not eddie

    J.... R....

    I love Eddie, but this is a Vai / Roth masterpiece. Saw Vai with Satch and Petrucci at the Fillmore, Denver 2000. The crowd was booing Stu Hamm on bass for Satch. Some tension between the musical studs. Any how, cool place to be in time. Petrucci stole the show as an opener, picture this as for his technique. Take a drum stick and rake it down a picket fence. Now and melody and harmony. Yeah.

    J.... R....

    Chris Paul - they shout Stuuuu not Booo, I think, no?

    J.... R....

    ...true...soneone messed up...yep!!!!

  55. m.... j....

    i love hagars van halen ,but this cd carried the spirit of what van halen was  was.

    m.... j....

    I didn't like Van Hagar. Van Halen lost a lot without Roth. Van Halen became watered down and more bubble gum rock with Hagar with the exception of a few songs.

  56. C.... G....

    Great DLR Song! One of my favs for sure!

  57. J.... B....

    amazing song and my favorite vai solo

    J.... B....

    Jack Broad it’s Vai’s favorite solo as well. And mine too.

  58. J.... ....

    Grandissimo pezzo da un grande album, e grandi ricordi. Odio i virtuosi, ma qui, Steve esegue quello che per me è uno dei più incredibili ( se non il più incredibile ) assoli di chitarra. A parte le scale velocissime, le note mai banali che va a trovare, è il modo in cui torna sul groove, quegli accordi funky legati che fanno capire la grandezza di Steve Vai.

  59. d.... ....

    I can hear Zappa in Vai's playing

    d.... ....

    +details78 So true but we can also hear Satriani in is guitar melody

    d.... ....

    details78 true, Zappa is great but he is no Vai

  60. A.... R....

    I can totally remember when this came out,and Jamming it for that whole summer of "87" FUN TIMES!!!!

    A.... R....

    Yessir! But EeaS came out in '86. End of course, it was a great Summer

    A.... R....

    That was an awesome summer.

  61. J.... R....

    eddie who

    J.... R....

    Eddie Roger

  62. M.... S....

    At least people know this is Vai and not Halen even though the uploaded messed up the picture

  63. J.... C....

    Gotdayum! Now that's one helluva solo!

  64. m.... ....

    Better than Van Hagar ofcourse

  65. T.... H....

    Love Roth he did so good on his own! Don't get me wrong I love Eddie also!!!

  66. H.... H....

    One of the first rap rock songs :)

    H.... H....

    Check out the song "into the void" by black sabbath from the same entitled album "Into the Void". Probably one of the first rap type songs ever made.

  67. W.... V....

    she was a dime a dozen heh heh ha!

  68. F.... ....

    IMHO Vais best playing ever is with DLR

  69. M.... ....

    I was in big trouble myself whilst playing air guitar to this tune once when I was 16 as I got so excited I soiled myself.

  70. W.... L....

    This is one of the best rock solos in history.

    W.... L....

    Vai,Beck,Clapton,Page. U r a Tru guitar man.

  71. M.... ....

    Did EVH actually play on this tune or Vai ??

    M.... ....

    No, Eddie never played on this album. It was all Vai.
    Why they chose a picture of Dave and Eddie I'll never know.

  72. r.... g....

    who's the guy on the picture? eddie or steve?

  73. P.... M....

    Steve Vai for ya buddy ;)

  74. P.... H....

    @2:24 Vai is like "Yeah I'm gonna just do this, then I'm gonna imitate a seagull, followed by the most ridiculous(ridiculous in the GOOD way) tapping run you've heard.. OK we done here? I'll be back tomorrow, I'm going for a milkshake", because that is what you do after you've just laid down one of the best solos in history. What a great album and a great band of musicians =)

  75. C.... K....

    The photo is not Vai.

    C.... K....

    Lol. In other news. Water...is WET!

  76. E.... L....

    Thank you....was just about to post the same thing

  77. E.... L....

    One of the best DLR-SV songs ever.....cant believe how good it sounds all these years later

  78. M.... ....

    man i miss cock rock , this shit rocked:}

  79. M.... R....

    I did! It's "we're rocketeers" not "where rocketeers".

  80. d.... ....

    Steve Vai just had that Zappa sound!

  81. H.... ....

    Man this solo still sends shivers down my spine.Unbelievable.

  82. S.... ....

    um, wrong guitarist in the picture

  83. L.... ....

    Way to put a Picture of Dave and Ed together when Eddy isn't even playing this song. Way to know anything about David Lee Roth and Vai.

  84. M.... M....

    Vai is the f***ing man!!!!!

  85. R.... ....

    I agree

  86. M.... R....

    What the hell does that mean anyway?!

  87. L.... J....

    Now THAT is a guitar solo.

  88. T.... R....

    Best David Lee Roth song of all time...Hands down..

  89. t.... r....

    no, HE IS!! ...is an old van halen picture!

  90. R.... ....

    Very true! There's a competitive nature that's on a whole other level.

  91. E.... ....

    This was cut with Billy Sheehan on bass and Greg Bissonette on drums. This song appeared on Eat Em and Smile. Matt Bissonette took over for Sheehan on Skyscraper. I saw the David Lee Roth Band do this live (with Sheehan) in Buffalo. I'm from Western New York, so OF COURSE I've seen Billy Sheehan with Talas. If I hadn't I may have had my guitar nerd card revoked.

    JAMES

  92. r.... ....

    Favorite tune on this album!!!! Can't go wrong with Vai & Sheehan!!!! Where rocketeers said mouse!!!

  93. m.... ....

    Yay! Condensed Vai is always a good thing, notable for xebio6's comments
    Anyone know if this was with Sheehan or the brothers Bissonnette (sp)? Great 4 minute travelling. Step on in 'at' the one Stevie.
    Nice tune, helps me through the day...

  94. x.... ....

    Vai at his best. Funny how so many great instrumentalists seem to really shine when working for others as sidemen... Restricted to the 4 minute song they are forced to go straight to the point. Serving the tune actually gets the best out of them, in my opinion. I own several Vai's solo albums, but this and Skyscraper contain some of his best playing.

  95. A.... D....

    Looks like Eddie in the picture

  96. D.... A....

    Hey guys, I've just posted a cover of this solo! Could you PLEASE check it out? Thanks a lot!

  97. P.... ....

    The genius of Steve Vai on full display here.

  98. T.... R....

    My most favorite song,,thanks Dave

  99. S.... ....

    @kokanish This one and Ladies Night in Buffalo