David Allan Coe - You Never Even Called Me By My Name lyrics

Well, it was all that I could
Do to keep from cryin'
Sometimes it seemed so useless to remain
But, you don't have to call me darlin'
Darlin' you never even call me by my name

You 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
Even though you're on my fightin' side

And 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 call me by my name

Well, 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 day

So 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 call me by my name

Well, 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
Mama, or trains, or trucks, or prison
Or gettin' drunk
Well, he sat down and wrote another verse to
The 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 here

Well, 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 my pickup truck
She got run over by a damned old train

And I'll hang around as long
As you will let me
And I never minded standin' in the rain
No, ah, you don't have to call me darlin'
Darlin' you never even call me
Well, I wonder why you don't call me
Why don't you ever call me by my name?