Eddie’s guitar playing through an Electro Harmonix Micro Synth device in the previous track continues on through to “One Foot Out The Door”, but the tempo and groove get a massive overhaul. At under two minutes, the track is a quick blast of full-tilt hard rock with “one of the most ferocious and mi...
I grabbed that telephone
I thought we were alone
Telling me there's company
Your husband's comin' home
I've been thinking about this Saturday night with you
I've been thinking about it all week long
And now I'm gonna lose it 'cause that son-of-a-bitch
Got me singin' that same old song
Got one foot out the door
Tryin' to hit the road
Ain't no match for your mean old man
I think it's time to roll
Got one foot out the door
Got one foot out the door
Keep the motor runnin'
Don't ya let it cool down
Foot flat to the floor
Put the pedal to the metal
And you beat it out of town
Comin' back, back for more
[Guitar solo]
One Foot Out the Door was written by Eddie Van Halen & Alex Van Halen & Michael Anthony (Bassist) & David Lee Roth.
One Foot Out the Door was produced by Ted Templeman.
Van Halen released One Foot Out the Door on Wed Apr 29 1981.