Bigtime Operators

Well, they told me to come on overMe dijeron que viniera

I made my way to New YorkMe dirigí a Nueva York

And they tried to have me deportedIntentaron deportarme

Stop me from getting workImpedirme trabajar

Blacklisted me all overMe pusieron en lista negra

They were vicious and they were meanFueron viciosos y crueles

They were bigtime operatorsEran grandes operadores

Baby, on the music business sceneEn la escena musical

Oh, they looked like politiciansParecían políticos

But underneath they were thugsPero en realidad eran matones

And they spread malicious rumoursEsparcían rumores maliciosos

Threatened to have me busted for drugsAmenazaban con arrestarme por drogas

They had nothing on meNo tenían pruebas contra mí

Oh man, I was really cleanOh hombre, estaba realmente limpio

But they were bigtime operatorsPero eran grandes operadores

On the music business sceneEn la escena musical

They put a bug in my apartmentColocaron un micrófono en mi apartamento

To listen in on my callsPara escuchar mis llamadas

I was looking for some motivationBuscaba algo de motivación

I couldn't find any, any motivation at allNo podía encontrar ninguna, ninguna motivación en absoluto

They were very desperate peopleEran personas muy desesperadas

Riding in long black limousinesViajando en limusinas negras

But they were bigtime operatorsPero eran grandes operadores

On the music business sceneEn la escena musical

They were glorified by the mediaEran glorificados por los medios

They were heroes who had namesEran héroes con nombres

They said that they would bury meDecían que me enterrarían

If I didn't play their gameSi no jugaba según sus reglas

They said I didn't know the scoreDecían que no entendía las reglas

And that I was young and greenY que era joven e inexperto

They were bigtime operatorsEran grandes operadores

On the music business sceneEn la escena musical

Tried to hold me to a phoney contractIntentaron obligarme a firmar un contrato falso

I said I didn't agreeDije que no estaba de acuerdo

Had to get out of the clutchesTuve que escapar de sus garras

Had to go underground you seeTuve que ir bajo tierra, ¿ves?

Now I'm living in another countryAhora vivo en otro país

But I know exactly just where I've beenPero sé exactamente dónde he estado

Stay away from bigtime operatorsAléjate de los grandes operadores

Baby, on the music business sceneEn la escena musical

Well, baby bigtime operatorsBueno, cariño, grandes operadores

On the music business sceneEn la escena musical

Oh baby, bigtime operatorsOh cariño, grandes operadores

On the music business sceneEn la escena musical

Well, full of names and placesLlenos de nombres y lugares

Baby, you know who I meanCariño, sabes a quién me refiero