[Verse 1]

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 big-time operators

Baby, on the music business scene

[Verse 2]

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 big-time operators

On the music business scene

[Verse 3]

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 big-time operators

On the music business scene

[Organ Solo]

[Verse 4]

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 big-time operators

On the music business scene

[Verse 5]

Tried to hold me to a phony 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 big-time operators

Baby, on the music business scene

[Guitar Solo]

[Outro]

Well baby, big-time operators

On the music business scene

Oh baby, big-time operators

On the music business scene

Well, full of names and places

Baby, you know who I mean