Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

Released: August 20, 1991

Songwriter: Joan Jett John McCurry Kenny Laguna Richard Supa Ricky Byrd

Producer: Joan Jett Kenny Laguna Thom Panunzio

(Jett/Byrd/McCurry/Supa/Laguna)

You're rockin' the boat, you're wastin' my time
I'm startin' to drown man I'm drawin' the line
Your love caught me like an undertow
You're draggin' me down, breakin' my stride
I can't keep swimmin' up against the tide Oh no I'm goin' with the flow
Gonna let ya go yeah, yeah, oh yeah

Love's got me treadin' water, your love's got me treadin' water
Oh oh, I'm gonna let ya go
Your love's got me treadin' water
An' I'm so tired of treadin' water
Oh oh, I'm gonna let ya go

I'm over my head, I just can't last
You're crampin' my style, ya got me sinkin' fast
C'mon gotta cut the line
We're runnin' out of time, yeah, yeah, oh yeah

Love's got me treadin' water, your love's got me treadin' water
Oh oh, I'm gonna let ya go
Your love's got me treadin' water
An' I'm so tired of treadin' water
Oh oh, I'm gonna let ya go

Gonna let ya go, now you oughta know
I won't take it anymore, no no oh no

I Want You

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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