Lyrics translated into Español · See the original lyrics
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