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
Bem, me disseram pra eu ir até lá
Eu fui pra Nova York
E tentaram me deportar
Impedir meu trabalho
Me colocaram na lista negra
Eram cruéis e mesquinhos
Eram grandes operadores
Querida, no cenário da música
Oh, pareciam políticos
Mas por baixo eram bandidos
E espalhavam rumores maliciosos
Ameaçaram me prender por drogas
Não tinham nada contra mim
Oh cara, eu estava realmente limpo
Mas eram grandes operadores
No cenário da música
Colocaram um escuta no meu apartamento
Pra ouvir minhas ligações
Eu estava buscando alguma motivação
Mas não consegui encontrar nenhuma, nenhuma motivação
Eram pessoas muito desesperadas
Andando em longas limusines pretas
Mas eram grandes operadores
No cenário da música
Eram glorificados pela mídia
Eram heróis com nomes
Disseram que me enterrariam
Se eu não jogasse o jogo deles
Disseram que eu não sabia das coisas
E que eu era jovem e ingênuo
Eram grandes operadores
No cenário da música
Tentaram me prender a um contrato falso
Eu disse que não concordava
Tive que escapar das garras
Tive que ir pra baixo da superfície, você vê
Agora estou vivendo em outro país
Mas sei exatamente onde estive
Fique longe dos grandes operadores
Querida, no cenário da música
Bem, querida, grandes operadores
No cenário da música
Oh querida, grandes operadores
No cenário da música
Bem, cheios de nomes e lugares
Querida, você sabe de quem estou falando