Well, it was all
That I could do to keep from crying'
Sometimes it seems 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 fighting' side

And, I'll hang around as long as you will let me
And, I never minded standing' in the rain
But, you don't have to call me darlin', Darlin'
You never even called 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 standing' in the rain
But, you don't have to call me darlin', Darlin'
You never even called me by my name

[Spoken]
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 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 & 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 runned over by a d___ed old train

And, I'll hang around as long as you will let me
And, I never minded standing' in the rain, no
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?

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JustSomeLyrics
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Callejeros Sin Paciencia Lyrics