You Never Even Call Me by My Name

Well it was all that I could do to keep from crying

Sometimes it seems so useless to remain

But you don't have to call me darlin', darlin'

You never even called me by my nameYou don't have to call me Waylon Jennings

And you don't have to call me Charlie Pride

And you don't have to call me Merle Haggard anymore

Or even though you're on my fightin' sideAnd I'll hang around as long as you will let me

And I never minded standin' in the rain

But you don't have to call me darlin', darlin'

You never even called me by my nameWell I've heard my name a few times in your phone book

(Hello, hello)

And I've seen it on signs where I've played

But the only time I know I'll hear David Allan Coe

Is when Jesus has his final Judgment DaySo, I'll hang around as long as you will let me

And I never minded standin' in the rain

But you don't have to call me darlin', darlin'

You never even called me by my nameWell a friend of mine named Steve Goodman wrote that song

And he told me it was the perfect country and western song

I wrote him back a letter and I told him it was not the

Perfect country and western song because he hadn't said

Anything at all about momma or trains or trucks or prison or gettin' drunkWell he sat down and wrote another verse to this song

And he sent it to me and

After reading it I realized that my friend had written the

Perfect country and western song

And I felt obliged to include it on this album

The last verse goes like this hereWell I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison

And I went to pick her up in the rain

But before I could get to the station in the pick-up truck

She got runned over by a damned old trainAnd I'll hang around as long as you will let me

And I never minded standin' in the rain

And you don't have to call me darlin', darlin'

You never even called me, well I wondered why you don't call me?

Why don't you ever call me by my name?