| Well, they told me to come on over
| Bueno, me dijeron que viniera
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| I made my way to New York
| Me dirigí a Nueva York
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| And they tried to have me deported
| Y trataron de que me deporten
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| Stop me from getting work
| Impedir que consiga trabajo
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| Blacklisted me all over
| Me puso en la lista negra por todas partes
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| They were vicious and they were mean
| Eran viciosos y eran malos
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| They were big time operators
| Eran grandes operadores
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| Baby, on the music business scene
| Cariño, en la escena del negocio de la música
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| Oh, they looked like politicians
| Oh, parecían políticos
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| But underneath they were thugs
| Pero debajo eran matones
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| And they spread malicious rumors
| Y difunden rumores maliciosos
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| Threatened to have me busted for drugs
| Me amenazaron con arrestarme por drogas
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| They had nothing on me
| No tenían nada contra mí
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| Oh man, I was really clean
| Oh hombre, estaba realmente limpio
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| But they were big time operators
| Pero eran grandes operadores
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| On the music business scene
| En la escena del negocio de la música
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| They put a bug in my apartment
| Pusieron un micrófono en mi apartamento
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| To listen in on my calls
| Para escuchar mis llamadas
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| I was looking for some motivation
| Estaba buscando alguna motivación
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| I couldn’t find any, any motivation at all
| No pude encontrar ninguna, ninguna motivación en absoluto.
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| They were very desperate people
| Eran personas muy desesperadas
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| Ridin' in long black limousines
| Cabalgando en largas limusinas negras
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| But they were big time operators
| Pero eran grandes operadores
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| On the music business scene
| En la escena del negocio de la música
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| They were glorified by the media
| Fueron glorificados por los medios
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| They were heroes who had names
| Eran héroes que tenían nombres
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| They said that they would bury me
| Dijeron que me enterrarían
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| If I didn’t play their game
| Si no jugara su juego
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| They said I didn’t know the score
| Dijeron que no sabía la partitura
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| And that I was young and green
| Y que yo era joven y verde
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| They were big time operators
| Eran grandes operadores
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| On the music business scene
| En la escena del negocio de la música
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| Tried to hold me to a phony contract
| Intenté obligarme a un contrato falso
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| I said, I didn’t agree
| Dije que no estaba de acuerdo
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| Had to get out of their clutches
| Tuvo que salir de sus garras
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| Had to go underground, you see
| Tuve que pasar a la clandestinidad, ya ves
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| Now I’m livin' in another country
| Ahora estoy viviendo en otro país
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| But I know exactly just where I’ve been
| Pero sé exactamente dónde he estado
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| Stay away from big time operators
| Manténgase alejado de los grandes operadores
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| Baby, on the music business scene
| Cariño, en la escena del negocio de la música
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| Well, baby, big time operators
| Bueno, nena, grandes operadores
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| On the music business scene
| En la escena del negocio de la música
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| Oh baby, big time operators
| Oh bebé, grandes operadores
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| On the music business scene
| En la escena del negocio de la música
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| Well, full of names and places
| Pues llena de nombres y lugares
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| Baby, you know who I mean | Cariño, sabes a quién me refiero |