I was told I had to grease his palm I was told I had to grease his palm Disseram-me que tinha que untar a palma da mão dele To walk from school without the fear of harm To walk from school without the fear of harm Para andar da escola sem medo de machucar He knocked me down and took my dollar from me He knocked me down and took my dollar from me Ele me derrubou e tirou meu dólar de mim And then he lay these pearls of wisdom on me And then he lay these pearls of wisdom on me E então ele colocou essas pérolas de sabedoria em mim He say, business is business, nothing is free He say, business is business, nothing is free Ele disse, negócios são negócios, nada é de graça Business is business, don't you blame me Business is business, don't you blame me Negócios são negócios, não me culpe Business is business, you've got to pay Business is business, you've got to pay Negócios são negócios, você tem que pagar Business is business, can't get away Business is business, can't get away Negócios são negócios, não posso fugir Business is business, a man's gotta live Business is business, a man's gotta live Negócios são negócios, um homem tem que viver And what I can take is more than you'd give And what I can take is more than you'd give E o que eu posso receber é mais do que você daria Nothing has changed since I left school behind Nothing has changed since I left school behind Nada mudou desde que deixei a escola para trás The bullies now just all wear suits and ties The bullies now just all wear suits and ties Os agressores agora usam terno e gravata They'll buy you lunch to get that dollar from you They'll buy you lunch to get that dollar from you Eles vão te pagar o almoço para conseguir aquele dólar de você And then they'll lay the mumbo-jumbo on you And then they'll lay the mumbo-jumbo on you E então eles vão colocar o mumbo-jumbo em você Business is business, nothing is free Business is business, nothing is free Negócios são negócios, nada é grátis Business is business, don't you blame me Business is business, don't you blame me Negócios são negócios, não me culpe Business is business, you've got to pay Business is business, you've got to pay Negócios são negócios, você tem que pagar Business is business. can't get away Business is business. can't get away Negócio é negócio. não pode fugir Business is business, don't call me a crook Business is business, don't call me a crook Negócios são negócios, não me chame de vigarista It's perfectly legal, I go by the book It's perfectly legal, I go by the book É perfeitamente legal, eu sigo o livro