You Never Even Called Me By My Name Lyrics - David Allen Coe

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Well it was all
That i could do to keep from cryingÂ`
Sometimes it seemed so useless to remain
But you donÂ`t have to call me darlinÂ` darlin'
You never even call me by my name

You donÂ`t have to call me waylon jennings
And you donÂ`t have to call me charlie pride
And you donÂ`t have to call me merle haggard/anymore
Even though youÂ`re on my fightingÂ` side

Chorus:
And iÂ`ll hang around as long as you will let me
And i never minded standingÂ` in the rain
But you donÂ`t have to call me darlinÂ` darlinÂ`
You never even called me by my name

Well iÂ`ve heard my name
A few times in your phone book (hello hello)
And iÂ`ve seen it on signs where iÂ`ve played
But the only time i know
IÂ`ll hear "david allan coe"
Is when jesus has his final judgment day

Repeat chorus

Recitation:
Well a friend of mine named steve goodman wrote that song
And he told me it was the perfect country & western song
I wrote him back a letter and i told him it was not the perfect country & western song because he hadnÂ`t said anything at all about mama
Or trains
Or trucks
Or prison
Or gettingÂ` 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 & 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 ned over by a damned old train

Chorus:
And iÂ`ll hang around as long as you will let me
And i never minded standingÂ` in the rain
No aÂ` you donÂ`t have to call me darlinÂ` darlinÂ`
You never even call me
Well i wonder why you donÂ`t call me
Why donÂ`t you ever call me by my name

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