Bigtime Operators
Well, they told me to come on over
I made my way to New York
And they tried to have me deported
Stop me from getting work
Blacklisted me all over
They were vicious and they were mean
They were bigtime operators
Baby, on the music business scene
Oh, they looked like politicians
But underneath they were thugs
And they spread malicious rumours
Threatened to have me busted for drugs
They had nothing on me
Oh man, I was really clean
But they were bigtime operators
On the music business scene
They put a bug in my apartment
To listen in on my calls
I was looking for some motivation
I couldn't find any, any motivation at all
They were very desperate people
Riding in long black limousines
But they were bigtime operators
On the music business scene
They were glorified by the media
They were heroes who had names
They said that they would bury me
If I didn't play their game
They said I didn't know the score
And that I was young and green
They were bigtime operators
On the music business scene
Tried to hold me to a phoney contract
I said I didn't agree
Had to get out of the clutches
Had to go underground you see
Now I'm living in another country
But I know exactly just where I've been
Stay away from bigtime operators
Baby, on the music business scene
Well, baby bigtime operators
On the music business scene
Oh baby, bigtime operators
On the music business scene
Well, full of names and places
Baby, you know who I mean
Grandes Operadores
Me dijeron que viniera
Me dirigí a Nueva York
Intentaron deportarme
Impedirme trabajar
Me pusieron en lista negra
Fueron viciosos y crueles
Eran grandes operadores
En la escena musical
Parecían políticos
Pero en realidad eran matones
Esparcían rumores maliciosos
Amenazaban con arrestarme por drogas
No tenían pruebas contra mí
Oh hombre, estaba realmente limpio
Pero eran grandes operadores
En la escena musical
Colocaron un micrófono en mi apartamento
Para escuchar mis llamadas
Buscaba algo de motivación
No podía encontrar ninguna, ninguna motivación en absoluto
Eran personas muy desesperadas
Viajando en limusinas negras
Pero eran grandes operadores
En la escena musical
Eran glorificados por los medios
Eran héroes con nombres
Decían que me enterrarían
Si no jugaba según sus reglas
Decían que no entendía las reglas
Y que era joven e inexperto
Eran grandes operadores
En la escena musical
Intentaron obligarme a firmar un contrato falso
Dije que no estaba de acuerdo
Tuve que escapar de sus garras
Tuve que ir bajo tierra, ¿ves?
Ahora vivo en otro país
Pero sé exactamente dónde he estado
Aléjate de los grandes operadores
En la escena musical
Bueno, cariño, grandes operadores
En la escena musical
Oh cariño, grandes operadores
En la escena musical
Llenos de nombres y lugares
Cariño, sabes a quién me refiero