Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

Songwriter: Bob Halligan Jr. Kenny Laguna Joan Jett

Producer: Thom Panunzio Kenny Laguna

I been knockin' the walls down
Tryin' to get to you
But I won't wait forever
Ya gotta let me thru
Now I been diplomatic
But I don't know what for
'Cuz you hurt me, now just watch me
'Cuz I won't take no more

This means war--and you will see it's senseless
This means war--and soon you'll be defenseless
'Cuz you can't win this war

There will be no replacements
Ya better get your gun
Because I'm comin' after you
For everything you done
And then when you are captured
It won't be like before
'Cuz you teased me, deceived me
But this is what's in store

This means war--and you will see it's senseless
This means war--and soon you'll be defenseless
'Cuz you can't win this war

You avoid reality in the calm before the storm
It hurts me so to fight with you
But since you closed the door

This means war--and you will see it's senseless
This means war--and soon you'll be defenseless
'Cuz you can't win this war

This means war--and you will see it's senseless
This means war--and soon you'll be defenseless
'Cuz you can't win this war

You can't win this war
You can't win this war

After splitting with The Runaways, and releasing her first solo album, Joan Jett placed an ad in LA Weekly looking for bandmates. Gary Ryan, Eric Ambel, and Danny “Furious” O'Brien joined her, creating the orginial Blackhearts lineup.

After their initial tour though, O'Brien was replaced with Lee Crystal.

Early on, keeping the band afloat was not easy. Joan and producer Kenny Laguna struggled, sometimes selling copies of albums from the trunk of his car. Eventually unable to keep up with the demand for Joan Jett’s album, they signed with Boardwalk Records.

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Good Music (1986)
Light Of Day (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1987)

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