You Never Even Call me by My Name
Steve Goodman / John Prine
Verse 1
It was all that I could do to keep from cryin
Sometimes it seems so useless to remain
Your the one who always tried to change me
That is why I will always stay the same
Chorus:
And I ll hang around as long as you will let me
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
Verse 2
You don t have to call me Waylon Jennings
No, you don t have to call me Charlie Pride
And you don t have to call me Merle Haggard...anymore
Even though you know you re on my fightin side
Chorus:
And I ll hang around as long as you will let me
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
Solo
Verse 3
I ve seen my name a few times in the phone book
And on the neon sign above the bar I use to own
There is only one thing that I am really sure of
I ll gonna hear it when my savoir calls me home
Spoken
Well we left out a lot of stuff.
We left out: farms, mother, prison, trucks, trains,
Getting drunk, thanks to Cole, and dead dogs like Old Shep,
And a big holiday like Christmas
And with all due respect you canât have a good country song without
Mother, prison, farms, trucks, trains, Getting drunk,
And dead dogs like Old Shep.
So hereâs the last verse.
Verse 4
Ever since the dog got drunk and died and mama went to prison
Why nothinâ round this farmâs been the same
You know when mom broke out last Christmas,
She drove that damned old getaway laundry truck right in to a train
Chorus:
And I ll hang around as long as you will let me
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