It was all that i could do to keep from cryinand'
sometimes it seems so useless to remain
you donand't have to call me darlinand', darlinand'
you never even call me by my name.
you donand't have to call me waylon jennings
and you donand't have to call me charlie pride.
you donand't have to call me merle haggard, anymore.
even though your on my fightinand' side.
chorus
and iand'll hang around as long as you will let me
and i never minded standinand' in the rain.
you donand't have to call me darlinand', darlinand'
you never even call me by my name.
iand've heard my name a few times in your phone book
iand've seen it on signs where iand've laid
but the only time i know, iand'll hear david allan coe
is when jesus has his final judgement day.
chorus...
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 told him it was not the perfect
country and western song because he hadnand't said anything about
momma, or trains, or trucks, or prison, or gettinand' 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 outta 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 runned over by a damned old train.
chorus:
so iand'll hang around as long as you will let me
and i never minded standinand' in the rain. no,
you donand't have to call me darlinand', darlinand'
you never even call me, i wonder why you donand't call me
why donand't you ever call me by my name.