Released: August 15, 1975
Songwriter: Rod Stewart Jesse Ed Davis
Producer: Tom Dowd
[Intro]
Aw yeah
[Verse 1]
Oh, didn't I mess around like ev'rybody did?
I said, "Woman, you're foolin' around with a man that just don't fit"
I said, "I'd better get along before I get right under your skin"
Remember the song, wasn't it fun?
'Cause it was just one of those things
[Chorus]
But it was alright for an hour, it was alright for a day
But it did not last, it did not last 'til the weekend
And I packed my bags and moved right away
[Verse 2]
I said goodbye to money, I don't owe no alimony
I paid my dues and payroll cues, gonna leave it all up to you
I'll take my dog and my car, the best friends I've found so far
And I'll keep goin' with the mornin' sun, singin' the same old song
[Chorus]
But it was alright for an hour, it was alright for a day
But it did not last, it did not last 'til the weekend
And I packed my bags and moved right away
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Well I guess you needed somebody to open each and ev'ry door
With a large amount in the Swiss account to give you thrills and nothing more
But my Volkswagen is hardly a custom built Ferrari
You want first-class but I pump gas, so I'll get on out of your way
[Chorus]
But it was alright for an hour, it was alright for a day
But it did not last, it did not last 'til the weekend
And I packed my bags and moved right away
It was alright for an hour, it was alright for a day
But it did not last, it did not last 'til the weekend
And I packed my bags and moved right away
It was alright for an hour, it was alright for a day
But it did not last, it did not last 'til the weekend
And I packed my bags and moved right away
Aw yeah
[Verse 1]
Oh, didn't I mess around like ev'rybody did?
I said, "Woman, you're foolin' around with a man that just don't fit"
I said, "I'd better get along before I get right under your skin"
Remember the song, wasn't it fun?
'Cause it was just one of those things
[Chorus]
But it was alright for an hour, it was alright for a day
But it did not last, it did not last 'til the weekend
And I packed my bags and moved right away
[Verse 2]
I said goodbye to money, I don't owe no alimony
I paid my dues and payroll cues, gonna leave it all up to you
I'll take my dog and my car, the best friends I've found so far
And I'll keep goin' with the mornin' sun, singin' the same old song
[Chorus]
But it was alright for an hour, it was alright for a day
But it did not last, it did not last 'til the weekend
And I packed my bags and moved right away
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Well I guess you needed somebody to open each and ev'ry door
With a large amount in the Swiss account to give you thrills and nothing more
But my Volkswagen is hardly a custom built Ferrari
You want first-class but I pump gas, so I'll get on out of your way
[Chorus]
But it was alright for an hour, it was alright for a day
But it did not last, it did not last 'til the weekend
And I packed my bags and moved right away
It was alright for an hour, it was alright for a day
But it did not last, it did not last 'til the weekend
And I packed my bags and moved right away
It was alright for an hour, it was alright for a day
But it did not last, it did not last 'til the weekend
And I packed my bags and moved right away
more tracks from the album
Trilogy: Three Classic Albums
- I Don’t Want to Talk About It
- It’s Not the Spotlight
- How Long
- The Killing of Georgie, Pts. 1 & 2
- The Wild Side of Life
- Stone Cold Sober
- Three Time Loser
- Pretty Flamingo
- Only a Boy
- Tora, Tora, Tora (Out with the Boys)
- Trade Winds
- All in the Name of Rock ‘N’ Roll
- Fool for You
- Sonny
- Never Give Up On a Dream
- Alright for an Hour
- Sailing
- Young Turks
- Tear It Up
- Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
- Drift Away
- Tonight I’m Yours (Don’t Hurt Me)
- This Old Heart of Mine
- Still Love You
- Big Bayou
- The First Cut Is the Deepest
- The Balltrap
- Just Like a Woman
- Jealous
From the albums
- Atlantic Crossing (Deluxe Edition) (1975)
- Atlantic Crossing (1975)
- Trilogy: Three Classic Albums (2005)
Rod Stewart popular songs
- I Don’t Want to Talk About It
- Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
- Young Turks
- Maggie May
- Forever Young
- Love Is
- Sailing
- Handbags & Gladrags
- Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? (Remix)
- Maggie May (Live)
- Faith of the Heart
- Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
- Every Picture Tells a Story
- Have I Told You Lately
- Didn’t I
- Baby Jane
- You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
- The First Cut Is the Deepest
- When I Need You
- Downtown Train
- Rhythm of My Heart
- Hot Legs
- Ruby Tuesday
- Love Minus Zero/No Limit