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