It was all that I could do to keep from cryin'
Sometimes it seems so useless to remain
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
'Cause I never minded standin' in the rain
You don't have to call me Darlin', Darlin'
But you never even call me by my name
Well I've seen my name a few times in your phone book
And I've seen it on the signs where I've played
But the only time I know I'll hear "David Allen Coe"
Is when Jesus has his final judgement day
So I'll hang around
Well I was drunk the day my Momma 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
My Momma, she got run over by a damned old train
So I'll hang around just as long as you will let me
'Cause I never minded standing in the rain
You don't have to call me darlin', darlin'
But you never even call me
I wonder why you don't call me
Why don't you even call me by my name?