Released: November 18, 1988
Songwriter: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Producer: Ritchie Cordell Kenny Laguna Glen Kolotkin
[Verse 1]
Let me out of your iron grip
I don't want your lover's tips
I don't need your interrogations
Don't ask me 'bout my other relations
[Chorus]
You're (You're) too possessive for me
So leave me alone
Get off my back, go on home
You're (You're) too possessive for me
So get out of my life
Get off my back, I ain't your wife
[Verse 2]
I come in late and you throw a fit
You sit me down and give me some lip
Well, I don't have to waste my time
A wimp like you ain't worth a dime
[Chorus]
You're (You're) too possessive for me
So leave me alone
Get off my back, go on home
You're (You're) too possessive for me
So get out of my life
Get off my back, I ain't your wife
No way, baby
[Verse 3]
Go away and don't come back
I don't want my mirror cracked
Go and find somebody new
Got no time to mess with you
[Chorus]
You're (You're) too possessive for me
So leave me alone
Get off my back, go on home
You're (You're) too possessive for me
So get out of my life
Get off my back, I ain't your wife
You're (You're) too possessive for me
So leave me alone
Get off my back, go on home
You're (You're) too possessive for me
So get out of my life
Get off my back, I ain't your wife
No way, baby
Let me out of your iron grip
I don't want your lover's tips
I don't need your interrogations
Don't ask me 'bout my other relations
[Chorus]
You're (You're) too possessive for me
So leave me alone
Get off my back, go on home
You're (You're) too possessive for me
So get out of my life
Get off my back, I ain't your wife
[Verse 2]
I come in late and you throw a fit
You sit me down and give me some lip
Well, I don't have to waste my time
A wimp like you ain't worth a dime
[Chorus]
You're (You're) too possessive for me
So leave me alone
Get off my back, go on home
You're (You're) too possessive for me
So get out of my life
Get off my back, I ain't your wife
No way, baby
[Verse 3]
Go away and don't come back
I don't want my mirror cracked
Go and find somebody new
Got no time to mess with you
[Chorus]
You're (You're) too possessive for me
So leave me alone
Get off my back, go on home
You're (You're) too possessive for me
So get out of my life
Get off my back, I ain't your wife
You're (You're) too possessive for me
So leave me alone
Get off my back, go on home
You're (You're) too possessive for me
So get out of my life
Get off my back, I ain't your wife
No way, baby
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